Richard Costigan's chess openings
IM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 230177 games
Richard Costigan, International Master from United States, has 77 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Richard Costigan most often opens with 1.d4 (49% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White35 games · +8 =14 −13 · 43%
As Black42 games · +8 =16 −18 · 38%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening49%17 games · scores 47% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening46%16 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening3%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.e3 Bf5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game53%9 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense35%6 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense12%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game45%9 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense35%7 games · scores 36% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense20%4 games · scores 13% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 e5 3.e4 d6
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