Niall Carton's chess openings
🇮🇪 IrelandFIDE 218597 games
Niall Carton, from Ireland, has 97 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Niall Carton most often opens with 1.e4 (98% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...e6.
As White52 games · +16 =12 −24 · 42%
As Black45 games · +15 =10 −20 · 44%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening98%51 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 g6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening2%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense95%21 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense5%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense71%12 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense29%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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