Bates, R.'s chess openings
🏴 England8 games
Bates, R., from England, has 8 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Bates, R. most often opens with 1.d4 (67% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White3 games · +0 =2 −1 · 33%
As Black5 games · +0 =1 −4 · 10%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening67%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.c4 English Opening33%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense67%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...e6 French Defense33%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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