James Bourne's chess openings
🏴 EnglandPeak rating 210536 games
James Bourne, from England, has 36 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, James Bourne most often opens with 1.d4 (100% 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 White16 games · +4 =8 −4 · 50%
As Black20 games · +5 =9 −6 · 48%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening100%16 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense64%7 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense27%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense9%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game80%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense20%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 e6 3.e4 h6
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