Padraig Hughes's chess openings
🇮🇪 IrelandFIDE 204643 games
Padraig Hughes, from Ireland, has 43 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Padraig Hughes most often opens with 1.e4 (91% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White23 games · +10 =3 −10 · 50%
As Black20 games · +4 =8 −8 · 40%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening91%21 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening9%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Bf5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense55%6 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense27%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.Bb5+ Nbd7
- 1...e5 Open Game18%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game50%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5
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