William G Armstrong's chess openings
🏴 EnglandFIDE 180374 games
William G Armstrong, from England, has 74 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, William G Armstrong most often opens with 1.d4 (47% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White36 games · +8 =11 −17 · 38%
As Black38 games · +9 =4 −25 · 29%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening47%17 games · scores 35% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 e6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening25%9 games · scores 28% · main line 1.Nf3 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.d4 d6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening22%8 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.d3 d5 3.e5 Nfd7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense95%19 games · scores 13% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game5%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense94%15 games · scores 43% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game6%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5 cxd5
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