William Bates's chess openings
🏴 England60 games
William Bates, from England, has 60 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, William Bates most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White31 games · +15 =5 −11 · 56%
As Black29 games · +9 =5 −15 · 40%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%31 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game92%12 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nc6
- 1...e6 French Defense8%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game83%10 games · scores 35% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 e6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense17%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 Bd6
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