James Aitken's chess openings
🏴 ScotlandPeak rating 2200152 games
James Aitken, from Scotland, has 152 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, James Aitken most often opens with 1.e4 (99% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White76 games · +22 =28 −26 · 47%
As Black76 games · +17 =28 −31 · 41%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening99%75 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening1%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 d5 3.c4 c6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game87%33 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense13%5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense81%22 games · scores 30% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game19%5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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