Ross Blackford's chess openings
🏴 ScotlandFIDE 211281 games
Ross Blackford, from Scotland, has 81 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ross Blackford most often opens with 1.e4 (98% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White40 games · +16 =11 −13 · 54%
As Black41 games · +15 =9 −17 · 48%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening98%39 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
- 1.c4 English Opening3%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense100%17 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game69%9 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense15%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense15%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 g6 3.e3 Bg7
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