Richard Almond's chess openings
Peak rating 2174205 games
Richard Almond has 205 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Richard Almond most often opens with 1.d4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d5, the Scandinavian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White107 games · +31 =34 −42 · 45%
As Black98 games · +27 =33 −38 · 44%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening100%107 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense91%42 games · scores 49% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense9%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game100%29 games · scores 36% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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