James Allison's chess openings
🇿🇦 South AfricaFIDE 190032 games
James Allison, from South Africa, has 32 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, James Allison most often opens with 1.d4 (72% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White18 games · +7 =5 −6 · 53%
As Black14 games · +6 =2 −6 · 50%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening72%13 games · scores 46% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening28%5 games · scores 70% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense100%8 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game100%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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