Matthew Barlow's chess openings
🇳🇿 New ZealandFIDE 212565 games
Matthew Barlow, from New Zealand, has 65 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Matthew Barlow most often opens with 1.d4 (97% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White30 games · +6 =18 −6 · 50%
As Black35 games · +8 =13 −14 · 41%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening97%29 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.c4 English Opening3%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 f5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%20 games · scores 35% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%13 games · scores 46% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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