Prepare against Manuel Orantes Taboada

Spain · World #27,252 classical · FIDE ID 22245731

Our database contains 70 games by Manuel Orantes Taboada, covering Sep 2009 to Jul 2026. Below you'll find Manuel Orantes Taboada's most-played openings with White and Black, career performance record, notable wins and top events — everything you need to scout Manuel Orantes Taboada before a game. You can open the same data in the free interactive preparation workstation, which builds a move-by-move opening tree from every game.

Ratings

Performance record

Move-by-move preparation stats

Straight from the preparation tree built over all of Manuel Orantes Taboada's games — the same tree the interactive prep board lets you walk to any depth. Scores are from Manuel Orantes Taboada's side.

First moves as White (36 games)

Main lines as White

• 1.e4 — 100% of White games, 62.5% score
  • …c5 (50% of these games) — Taboada usually continues Nc3 (55.6% score)
  • …e5 (25% of these games) — Taboada usually continues Nf3 (83.3% score)
  • …c6 (8% of these games) — Taboada usually continues Nc3 (0.0% score)

As Black against 1.e4 (22 games)

As Black against 1.d4 (7 games)

Manuel Orantes Taboada's chess games

All 70 games by Manuel Orantes Taboada in the Chess.ceo database (Sep 2009 - Jul 2026) are free to browse, search and replay: filter by opening, opponent, event or date on the player page, or step through any game on the analysis board. Record: 27 wins, 15 draws, 28 losses.

Openings as White

Openings as Black

Notable wins

Top events

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find Manuel Orantes Taboada's chess games?

70 games by Manuel Orantes Taboada, from Sep 2009 to Jul 2026, are free to browse and replay move by move — no signup needed. The preparation view groups them into an opening tree showing every line Manuel Orantes Taboada has played.

What does Manuel Orantes Taboada play on the first move as White?

Across 36 games with White in our database, Manuel Orantes Taboada opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). Against 1.e4 as Black, Manuel Orantes Taboada answers 1...c5 (77% of games), 1...d6 (23% of games). Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 (100% of games).

What openings does Manuel Orantes Taboada play as White?

As White, Manuel Orantes Taboada's most-played openings in our database are: Sicilian: Closed (18 games, 38.9% win rate); Caro-Kann: Two Knights Variation (3 games, 0.0% win rate); Ruy Lopez: Classical (3 games, 66.7% win rate). The full breakdown of 36 games with White is in the table above.

What openings does Manuel Orantes Taboada play as Black?

As Black, Manuel Orantes Taboada most often plays: Pirc Defense (5 games, 0.0% win rate); Sicilian: Dragon (4 games, 25.0% win rate); Sicilian (3 games, 33.3% win rate). See the table above for the top ten Black openings across 34 games.

What is Manuel Orantes Taboada's FIDE rating?

Manuel Orantes Taboada is currently rated 2,003 in classical chess, 1,967 in rapid. Peak classical rating: 2,048 (Feb 2025).

How many games has Manuel Orantes Taboada played?

Our database contains 70 games by Manuel Orantes Taboada, covering Sep 2009 to Jul 2026. Overall record: 27 wins, 15 draws, 28 losses (38.6% win rate).

How do I prepare against Manuel Orantes Taboada?

70 games by Manuel Orantes Taboada reveal their opening repertoire, most-played lines, and the variations where they score worst — the raw material for targeted preparation. The interactive opening tree lets you walk every line to any depth.

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