Simon James's chess openings
Peak rating 214017 games
Simon James has 17 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Simon James most often opens with 1.d4 (75% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...g6.
As White8 games · +2 =4 −2 · 50%
As Black9 games · +2 =2 −5 · 33%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening75%6 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening25%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense60%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense40%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense50%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1...d625%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...c625%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.Nf3 Nf6
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