Simon Layhe's chess openings
🏴 EnglandFIDE 184821 games
Simon Layhe, from England, has 21 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Simon Layhe most often opens with 1.c4 (40% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...e6.
As White10 games · +3 =3 −4 · 45%
As Black11 games · +0 =4 −7 · 18%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening40%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.c4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 e6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening30%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 b6 3.g3 Bb7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening20%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 a6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense67%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 dxe4
- 1...e6 French Defense33%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense40%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game40%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5 cxd5
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense20%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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