Harper, W's chess openings
FM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 236857 games
Harper, W, FIDE Master from United States, has 57 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Harper, W most often opens with 1.c4 (36% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White22 games · +7 =5 −10 · 43%
As Black35 games · +10 =7 −18 · 39%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening36%8 games · scores 19% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening27%6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening18%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense31%5 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense25%4 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Be7
- 1...e5 Open Game19%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense76%13 games · scores 35% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
- 1...d5 Closed Game24%4 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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