Harry Golombek's chess openings
Peak rating 2232453 games
Harry Golombek has 453 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Harry Golombek most often opens with 1.d4 (64% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White215 games · +62 =88 −65 · 49%
As Black238 games · +36 =100 −102 · 36%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening64%136 games · scores 48% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.c4 English Opening33%70 games · scores 49% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening3%6 games · scores 92% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense79%95 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense19%23 games · scores 24% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense2%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense99%87 games · scores 30% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game1%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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