Harry Grieve's chess openings
GM🏴 EnglandFIDE 25051,261 games
Harry Grieve, Grandmaster from England, has 1,261 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Harry Grieve most often opens with 1.e4 (73% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White646 games · +328 =141 −177 · 62%
As Black615 games · +264 =144 −207 · 55%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening73%471 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening24%152 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.Bf4 d5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening2%15 games · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.c4 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense80%227 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense7%19 games · scores 66% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
- 1...e6 French Defense5%13 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game62%138 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense26%58 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense6%13 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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