Bill J Calton's chess openings
🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 222936 games
Bill J Calton, from United States, has 36 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Bill J Calton most often opens with 1.d4 (84% 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 White19 games · +6 =5 −8 · 45%
As Black17 games · +6 =3 −8 · 44%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening84%16 games · scores 47% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening16%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense36%4 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
- 1...e6 French Defense27%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense9%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.exd5 Nxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game67%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense33%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.h4 Nxg5
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