Ian G Matthew's chess openings
🏴 EnglandFIDE 171757 games
Ian G Matthew, from England, has 57 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ian G Matthew 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...d5.
As White28 games · +7 =8 −13 · 39%
As Black29 games · +7 =6 −16 · 34%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%28 games · scores 39% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense58%7 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 e6 3.d4 d5
- 1...e5 Open Game42%5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game92%11 games · scores 27% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.cxd5 Qxd5
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense8%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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