William B Longren's chess openings
FM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 230724 games
William B Longren, FIDE Master from United States, has 24 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, William B Longren most often opens with 1.e4 (88% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White16 games · +8 =6 −2 · 69%
As Black8 games · +3 =1 −4 · 44%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening88%14 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1.c4 English Opening6%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening6%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 g6 3.c4 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense67%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.f4 Nc6 3.Nf3 g6
- 1...e5 Open Game33%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nc3 h6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7
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