Vella, D's chess openings
CM🇲🇹 MaltaFIDE 190679 games
Vella, D, Candidate Master from Malta, has 79 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Vella, D most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White34 games · +8 =9 −17 · 37%
As Black45 games · +12 =9 −24 · 37%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%34 games · scores 37% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%21 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense57%8 games · scores 13% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
- 1...d5 Closed Game43%6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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