Alan B Merry's chess openings
IM🏴 EnglandFIDE 2401571 games
Alan B Merry, International Master from England, has 571 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Alan B Merry most often opens with 1.e4 (48% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White284 games · +154 =55 −75 · 64%
As Black287 games · +142 =62 −83 · 60%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening48%135 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening25%72 games · scores 61% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7
- 1.c4 English Opening16%45 games · scores 64% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense44%53 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense21%26 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
- 1...Nc6 Nimzowitsch Defense12%14 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense66%63 games · scores 61% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game17%16 games · scores 47% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense12%11 games · scores 68% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.g3 Nf6
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