Ian A Marks's chess openings
🏴 ScotlandFIDE 1817223 games
Ian A Marks, from Scotland, has 223 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ian A Marks most often opens with 1.e4 (47% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White111 games · +28 =41 −42 · 44%
As Black112 games · +29 =33 −50 · 41%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening47%52 games · scores 41% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening42%47 games · scores 46% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1.c4 English Opening6%7 games · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense32%17 games · scores 26% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense17%9 games · scores 39% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c6
- 1...e5 Open Game15%8 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense71%27 games · scores 43% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d616%6 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Bg4 3.e4 Nf6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense8%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
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