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Joseph G Gallagher's chess openings

GM🇨🇭 SwitzerlandFIDE 23871,748 games

Joseph G Gallagher, Grandmaster from Switzerland, has 1,748 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Joseph G Gallagher most often opens with 1.e4 (94% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White928 games · +419 =349 −160 · 64%
As Black820 games · +318 =289 −213 · 56%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening94%
    873 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening5%
    47 games · scores 62% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
  3. 1.c4 English Opening0%
    4 games · scores 75% · main line 1.c4 c6 2.e4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense93%
    358 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...d6 Pirc Defense2%
    9 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
  3. 1...e6 French Defense2%
    8 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nc6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense91%
    283 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
  2. 1...d65%
    17 games · scores 47% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
  3. 1...f5 Dutch Defense3%
    8 games · scores 31% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6

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