Lawrence C Gilden's chess openings
Peak rating 237550 games
Lawrence C Gilden has 50 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Lawrence C Gilden most often opens with 1.e4 (71% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White24 games · +12 =3 −9 · 56%
As Black26 games · +10 =5 −11 · 48%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening71%17 games · scores 65% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening17%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.b4 Polish Opening8%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.b4 d5 2.Bb2 Bf5 3.f4 Qd6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense56%10 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense17%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...e5 Open Game17%3 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense80%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game20%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6
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