Iain Gourlay's chess openings
Peak rating 230116 games
Iain Gourlay has 16 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Iain Gourlay most often opens with 1.d4 (57% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White7 games · +5 =0 −2 · 71%
As Black9 games · +3 =3 −3 · 50%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening57%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 Bf5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening43%3 games · scores 100% · main line 1.Nf3 e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense100%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game100%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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