James H Canty's chess openings
FM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 2227326 games
James H Canty, FIDE Master from United States, has 326 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, James H Canty most often opens with 1.e4 (64% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White162 games · +59 =46 −57 · 51%
As Black164 games · +56 =41 −67 · 47%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening64%103 games · scores 49% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening33%53 games · scores 53% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bf4 c5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening2%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.b3 c5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense88%70 games · scores 51% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense6%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Be7
- 1...e5 Open Game3%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense88%57 games · scores 46% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game11%7 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense2%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.e5 c5
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