Philip Gordon's chess openings
🏴 EnglandFIDE 169914 games
Philip Gordon, from England, has 14 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Philip Gordon most often opens with 1.Nf3 (83% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...e6.
As White6 games · +1 =1 −4 · 25%
As Black8 games · +1 =2 −5 · 25%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening83%5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.b3 e5 3.d3 Nc6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening17%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense50%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- 1...e5 Open Game25%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense25%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense75%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense25%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
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