Chris James's chess openings
🏴 ScotlandFIDE 187471 games
Chris James, from Scotland, has 71 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Chris James most often opens with 1.e4 (81% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White36 games · +10 =11 −15 · 43%
As Black35 games · +10 =13 −12 · 47%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening81%29 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening11%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 g6 3.g3 Bg7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening6%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 b6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense58%11 games · scores 41% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nc6
- 1...e5 Open Game32%6 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense11%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game86%6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense14%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bg5 e6
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