James Altucher's chess openings
🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 1895160 games
James Altucher, from United States, has 160 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, James Altucher most often opens with 1.d4 (62% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White82 games · +22 =9 −51 · 32%
As Black78 games · +15 =5 −58 · 22%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening62%49 games · scores 32% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening38%30 games · scores 27% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense50%18 games · scores 22% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense44%16 games · scores 28% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense6%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense42%11 games · scores 27% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...g6 Modern Defense27%7 games · scores 14% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.e4 d6
- 1...d5 Closed Game27%7 games · scores 21% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7
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