Richard Beesley's chess openings
🇳🇿 New ZealandFIDE 154913 games
Richard Beesley, from New Zealand, has 13 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Richard Beesley most often opens with 1.e4 (86% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d5, the Scandinavian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White7 games · +3 =1 −3 · 50%
As Black6 games · +1 =1 −4 · 25%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening86%6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening14%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense25%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5
- 1...e5 Open Game25%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bc5
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense25%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4 d6
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