Brian Gallagher's chess openings
🇮🇪 IrelandPeak rating 191139 games
Brian Gallagher, from Ireland, has 39 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Brian Gallagher most often opens with 1.e4 (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 White18 games · +6 =3 −9 · 42%
As Black21 games · +2 =7 −12 · 26%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%18 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense64%7 games · scores 29% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game36%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense63%5 games · scores 20% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 c5
- 1...d5 Closed Game38%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 Bf5
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