William Linton's chess openings
🏴 EnglandPeak rating 216020 games
William Linton, from England, has 20 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, William Linton most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White10 games · +2 =4 −4 · 40%
As Black10 games · +2 =6 −2 · 50%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%10 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4 Nb6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense67%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7
- 1...g6 Modern Defense33%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.c3 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nf3 cxd4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense25%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.c4 d6
- 1...d5 Closed Game25%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5
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