John Bowman's chess openings
32 games
John Bowman has 32 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, John Bowman most often opens with 1.Nc3 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...f5.
As White15 games · +4 =0 −11 · 27%
As Black17 games · +3 =0 −14 · 18%
As White
- 1.Nc3 Van Geet Opening100%15 games · scores 27% · main line 1.Nc3 d5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense63%5 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 d6 3.f4 g6
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense38%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense67%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bg5 h6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense33%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 d6 3.Nf3 c5
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