James Arthur's chess openings
🇦🇺 AustraliaFIDE 189812 games
James Arthur, from Australia, has 12 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, James Arthur most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...e6.
As White5 games · +1 =1 −3 · 30%
As Black7 games · +3 =2 −2 · 57%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense100%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense100%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 d5 3.Nf3 c6
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