Tim Elgar's chess openings
🏴 EnglandFIDE 213259 games
Tim Elgar, from England, has 59 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Tim Elgar most often opens with 1.Nf3 (87% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White31 games · +13 =9 −9 · 56%
As Black28 games · +15 =3 −10 · 59%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening87%27 games · scores 59% · main line 1.Nf3 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.g3 g6
- 1.c4 English Opening10%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening3%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense50%9 games · scores 78% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense33%6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense17%3 games · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%6 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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