James Cobb's chess openings
IM🏴 WalesFIDE 2428275 games
James Cobb, International Master from Wales, has 275 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, James Cobb most often opens with 1.Nf3 (41% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White122 games · +51 =39 −32 · 58%
As Black153 games · +60 =44 −49 · 54%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening41%50 games · scores 58% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening34%41 games · scores 59% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening21%26 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game42%31 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...e6 French Defense38%28 games · scores 48% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 a6
- 1...Nc6 Nimzowitsch Defense16%12 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 e5 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense77%40 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game10%5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense6%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Bb4+ 3.Nc3 Nf6
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