James Kay's chess openings
🇦🇺 AustraliaFIDE 192213 games
James Kay, from Australia, has 13 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, James Kay most often opens with 1.e4 (57% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White7 games · +4 =0 −3 · 57%
As Black6 games · +1 =1 −4 · 25%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening57%4 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack14%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 Nf6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening14%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.Nf3 c5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense50%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...e5 Open Game50%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ne4
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