Xavier Cowan's chess openings
🏴 EnglandFIDE 182232 games
Xavier Cowan, from England, has 32 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Xavier Cowan most often opens with 1.d4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White13 games · +6 =1 −6 · 50%
As Black19 games · +6 =2 −11 · 37%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening100%13 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense83%10 games · scores 10% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense17%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 e5 3.Nf3 Nd7
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
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