James Clarke's chess openings
🏴 EnglandFIDE 200166 games
James Clarke, from England, has 66 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, James Clarke most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White35 games · +14 =10 −11 · 54%
As Black31 games · +14 =5 −12 · 53%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%35 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense76%13 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5
- 1...e5 Open Game24%4 games · scores 13% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense82%9 games · scores 72% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game18%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 c5
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