Matthew Long's chess openings
🏴 WalesFIDE 207117 games
Matthew Long, from Wales, has 17 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Matthew Long most often opens with 1.e4 (71% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White7 games · +0 =3 −4 · 21%
As Black10 games · +3 =1 −6 · 35%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening71%5 games · scores 20% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening29%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense83%5 games · scores 20% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense17%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%3 games · scores 83% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 g6
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