Cathy Forbes's chess openings
WIM🏴 EnglandFIDE 210662 games
Cathy Forbes, Woman International Master from England, has 62 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Cathy Forbes most often opens with 1.d4 (50% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d6.
As White16 games · +5 =6 −5 · 50%
As Black46 games · +10 =12 −24 · 35%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening50%8 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 c6 2.e4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening31%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.exd5 Nxd5
- 1.c4 English Opening19%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.c4 g6 2.g3 Bg7 3.Bg2 c5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense96%27 games · scores 26% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense4%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d633%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...d5 Closed Game33%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 e6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense22%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 c5
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