Geoffrey W Lawton's chess openings
IM🏴 EnglandFIDE 2324150 games
Geoffrey W Lawton, International Master from England, has 150 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Geoffrey W Lawton most often opens with 1.e4 (67% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White81 games · +36 =27 −18 · 61%
As Black69 games · +19 =24 −26 · 45%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening67%54 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening19%15 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening15%12 games · scores 67% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense71%24 games · scores 48% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense24%8 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense3%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense85%22 games · scores 39% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game15%4 games · scores 88% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6
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