Baker, CW's chess openings
IM🏴 EnglandFIDE 2173659 games
Baker, CW, International Master from England, has 659 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Baker, CW most often opens with 1.e4 (59% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White318 games · +117 =68 −133 · 47%
As Black341 games · +102 =77 −162 · 41%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening59%185 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening19%60 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
- 1.c4 English Opening12%38 games · scores 51% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game75%119 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...e6 French Defense11%17 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense8%12 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense60%65 games · scores 34% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense26%28 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.g3 Nf6
- 1...d5 Closed Game6%7 games · scores 43% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.e3 dxc4
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