Bryan Kelly's chess openings
IM🇮🇪 IrelandFIDE 2480348 games
Bryan Kelly, International Master from Ireland, has 348 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Bryan Kelly most often opens with 1.c4 (49% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White178 games · +68 =87 −23 · 63%
As Black170 games · +56 =62 −52 · 51%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening49%87 games · scores 64% · main line 1.c4 g6 2.Nc3 Bg7 3.d4 Nf6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening42%75 games · scores 59% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening9%16 games · scores 69% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense66%62 games · scores 49% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense34%32 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game91%43 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense9%4 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7
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