Colin A Costello's chess openings
🏴 EnglandFIDE 1826295 games
Colin A Costello, from England, has 295 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Colin A Costello most often opens with 1.c4 (98% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White139 games · +45 =33 −61 · 44%
As Black156 games · +31 =51 −74 · 36%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening98%135 games · scores 44% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening1%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 c5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening1%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense54%44 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...e5 Open Game46%38 games · scores 29% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game59%32 games · scores 31% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense41%22 games · scores 48% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5
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