Ryan Harper's chess openings
FM🇹🇹 Trinidad & TobagoFIDE 2084400 games
Ryan Harper, FIDE Master from Trinidad & Tobago, has 400 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ryan Harper most often opens with 1.e4 (98% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White207 games · +92 =33 −82 · 52%
As Black193 games · +60 =29 −104 · 39%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening98%199 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening2%4 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1.e3 Van't Kruijs Opening0%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e3 c5 2.Nf3 d5 3.d4 Nc6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense61%67 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game39%43 games · scores 37% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense56%31 games · scores 29% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game36%20 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense7%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.g3 Nf6
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