Robert E Byrne's chess openings
🇮🇪 IrelandPeak rating 26001,009 games
Robert E Byrne, from Ireland, has 1,009 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Robert E Byrne most often opens with 1.e4 (73% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White498 games · +186 =247 −65 · 62%
As Black511 games · +143 =257 −111 · 53%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening73%364 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening24%118 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.c4 English Opening2%12 games · scores 71% · main line 1.c4 g6 2.Nc3 Bg7 3.d4 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense58%110 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense26%50 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...e5 Open Game13%25 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense89%163 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game6%11 games · scores 59% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense4%8 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6
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