Iain Gourlay's chess openings
FM🏴 ScotlandFIDE 2276389 games
Iain Gourlay, FIDE Master from Scotland, has 389 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Iain Gourlay most often opens with 1.Nf3 (47% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White193 games · +82 =61 −50 · 58%
As Black196 games · +56 =81 −59 · 49%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening47%89 games · scores 65% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
- 1.c4 English Opening39%74 games · scores 55% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening10%20 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 Bf5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense56%39 games · scores 49% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game21%15 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense19%13 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game70%51 games · scores 51% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense29%21 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...g6 Modern Defense1%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.Nc3 Bg7 3.e4 d6
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