M John Cawston's chess openings
🏴 EnglandFIDE 178235 games
M John Cawston, from England, has 35 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, M John Cawston most often opens with 1.Nf3 (65% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...Nf6, the Alekhine's Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White17 games · +6 =2 −9 · 41%
As Black18 games · +5 =6 −7 · 44%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening65%11 games · scores 41% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening35%6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense50%6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense33%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 a6 3.g3 b5
- 1...e6 French Defense17%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense67%4 games · scores 88% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game33%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4
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