Richard F Holmes's chess openings
🏴 EnglandFIDE 225835 games
Richard F Holmes, from England, has 35 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Richard F Holmes most often opens with 1.e4 (50% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White20 games · +6 =5 −9 · 43%
As Black15 games · +6 =5 −4 · 57%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening50%10 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening40%8 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 c5
- 1.c4 English Opening10%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense88%7 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense13%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%6 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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