Wiliam Francis's chess openings
🏴 WalesFIDE 15009 games
Wiliam Francis, from Wales, has 9 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Wiliam Francis 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 White4 games · +1 =0 −3 · 25%
As Black5 games · +0 =1 −4 · 10%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening100%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5 cxd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense67%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense33%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.Bf4 f5 3.Nf3 Nf6
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