James Stephen Cates's chess openings
🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 207910 games
James Stephen Cates, from United States, has 10 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, James Stephen Cates most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White3 games · +0 =1 −2 · 17%
As Black7 games · +2 =0 −5 · 29%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.exd5 Nxd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game67%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense33%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Ne2 e6 3.Nbc3 Nc6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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