James R Adair's chess openings
IM🏴 EnglandFIDE 2440449 games
James R Adair, International Master from England, has 449 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, James R Adair most often opens with 1.e4 (87% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White232 games · +121 =49 −62 · 63%
As Black217 games · +107 =54 −56 · 62%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening87%202 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening9%21 games · scores 76% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7
- 1.c4 English Opening3%8 games · scores 63% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense85%76 games · scores 66% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game9%8 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense2%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.cxd5 cxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense87%75 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game10%9 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense2%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bg5 c5
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