Christopher Paul Botham's chess openings
🏴 EnglandFIDE 195918 games
Christopher Paul Botham, from England, has 18 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Christopher Paul Botham most often opens with 1.d4 (88% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...Nf6, the Alekhine's Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White8 games · +2 =3 −3 · 44%
As Black10 games · +3 =2 −5 · 40%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening88%7 games · scores 43% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.c4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening13%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.b3 Nf6 3.Bb2 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense100%6 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
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