John Anderson's chess openings
32 games
John Anderson has 32 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, John Anderson most often opens with 1.e4 (87% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White15 games · +5 =6 −4 · 53%
As Black17 games · +7 =5 −5 · 56%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening87%13 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening7%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening7%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense55%6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense36%4 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game9%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense25%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...d5 Closed Game25%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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