Walter F Buchanan's chess openings
🏴 ScotlandFIDE 2068172 games
Walter F Buchanan, from Scotland, has 172 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Walter F Buchanan most often opens with 1.e4 (80% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White84 games · +23 =24 −37 · 42%
As Black88 games · +23 =20 −45 · 38%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening80%66 games · scores 39% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening17%14 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.e3 Bg7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening1%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.d4 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense93%37 games · scores 41% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense3%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense3%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense82%18 games · scores 36% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense18%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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