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Russell Finch's chess openings

GCIFIDE 173916 games

Russell Finch has 16 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Russell Finch most often opens with 1.Nf3 (71% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White7 games · +2 =2 −3 · 43%
As Black9 games · +1 =2 −6 · 22%

As White

  1. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening71%
    5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c6
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening29%
    2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 c5

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...e5 Open Game40%
    2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
  2. 1...g6 Modern Defense40%
    2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 c6
  3. 1...Nc6 Nimzowitsch Defense20%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 e5 3.d5 Nce7

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense67%
    2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.e3 Bb4+
  2. 1...g6 Modern Defense33%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6

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