Keith Hayward's chess openings
FM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 228115 games
Keith Hayward, FIDE Master from United States, has 15 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Keith Hayward most often opens with 1.f4 (86% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...e6.
As White7 games · +4 =3 −0 · 79%
As Black8 games · +2 =2 −4 · 38%
As White
- 1.f4 Bird's Opening86%6 games · scores 83% · main line 1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 g6 3.e3 Bg7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening14%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense80%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
- 1...e5 Open Game20%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense50%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
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