Matthew Forster's chess openings
🏴 EnglandFIDE 205685 games
Matthew Forster, from England, has 85 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Matthew Forster most often opens with 1.c4 (98% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White44 games · +16 =10 −18 · 48%
As Black41 games · +10 =9 −22 · 35%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening98%43 games · scores 47% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening2%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bf4 c5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense90%9 games · scores 28% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense10%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game73%16 games · scores 28% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e3 Nf6
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense14%3 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 e6 3.e4 d6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense9%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nf3 c5
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