Sam Gower's chess openings
🏴 EnglandFIDE 204027 games
Sam Gower, from England, has 27 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Sam Gower most often opens with 1.e4 (62% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d5, the Scandinavian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White13 games · +7 =3 −3 · 65%
As Black14 games · +5 =3 −6 · 46%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening62%8 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening38%5 games · scores 70% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense50%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd8
- 1...e5 Open Game50%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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