James L Nguyen's chess openings
23 games
James L Nguyen has 23 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, James L Nguyen most often opens with 1.e4 (64% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White14 games · +3 =7 −4 · 46%
As Black9 games · +2 =3 −4 · 39%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening64%9 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening29%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.Nf3 c5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
- 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack7%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.b3 Nf6 2.Bb2 g6 3.g3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense50%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense50%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game100%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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