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Philip R Irwin's chess openings

🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 189416 games

Philip R Irwin, from United States, has 16 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Philip R Irwin most often opens with 1.c4 (56% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White9 games · +3 =1 −5 · 39%
As Black7 games · +3 =1 −3 · 50%

As White

  1. 1.c4 English Opening56%
    5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.c4 b6 2.Nc3 Bb7 3.e4 e5
  2. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening33%
    3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
  3. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening11%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.g3 Nf6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense100%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%
    3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4

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