Ball, E.'s chess openings
🏴 England12 games
Ball, E., from England, has 12 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ball, E. most often opens with 1.f4 (44% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White9 games · +2 =4 −3 · 44%
As Black3 games · +3 =0 −0 · 100%
As White
- 1.f4 Bird's Opening44%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.f4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.e3 g6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening33%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.b4 b6 3.bxc5 bxc5
- 1.c4 English Opening22%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.c4 f5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.d3 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense100%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
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