Grant, A's chess openings
🏴 ScotlandFIDE 2048195 games
Grant, A, from Scotland, has 195 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Grant, A most often opens with 1.c4 (51% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White96 games · +42 =28 −26 · 58%
As Black99 games · +31 =28 −40 · 45%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening51%49 games · scores 66% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening20%19 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening20%19 games · scores 42% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 e6 3.d4 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense67%35 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense17%9 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1...e6 French Defense8%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense69%22 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game22%7 games · scores 29% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 Nc6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense9%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 Bb4+
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