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Joshua Barnes's chess openings

🇳🇿 New ZealandFIDE 178724 games

Joshua Barnes, from New Zealand, has 24 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Joshua Barnes most often opens with 1.e4 (77% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White13 games · +5 =1 −7 · 42%
As Black11 games · +3 =0 −8 · 27%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening77%
    10 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening15%
    2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.e3 g6 3.Bd3 Bg7
  3. 1.f4 Bird's Opening8%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 g6 3.e3 Bg7

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense88%
    7 games · scores 14% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...e6 French Defense13%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 Bf5
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game50%
    1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 e6 3.e3 f5

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