Francis P Best's chess openings
🏴 EnglandFIDE 185341 games
Francis P Best, from England, has 41 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Francis P Best most often opens with 1.e4 (95% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d5, the Scandinavian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White21 games · +7 =6 −8 · 48%
As Black20 games · +2 =11 −7 · 38%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening95%20 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack5%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.c4 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense75%6 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense25%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense83%5 games · scores 20% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense17%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 Nf6 3.Bg5 Ne4
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