James Cole's chess openings
🏴 EnglandFIDE 1997138 games
James Cole, from England, has 138 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, James Cole most often opens with 1.d4 (62% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White71 games · +24 =21 −26 · 49%
As Black67 games · +19 =26 −22 · 48%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening62%44 games · scores 47% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening37%26 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening1%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 d5 3.e3 Bf5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense72%26 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense14%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense14%5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense95%19 games · scores 37% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game5%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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