John William Collins's chess openings
33 games
John William Collins has 33 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, John William Collins most often opens with 1.d4 (65% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White17 games · +4 =6 −7 · 41%
As Black16 games · +5 =4 −7 · 44%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening65%11 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening18%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.e5 Nfd7
- 1.c4 English Opening12%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.d4 Bb4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense83%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense17%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game60%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 e6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense40%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
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