James Morris's chess openings
IM🇦🇺 AustraliaFIDE 2447644 games
James Morris, International Master from Australia, has 644 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, James Morris most often opens with 1.e4 (62% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White332 games · +167 =91 −74 · 64%
As Black312 games · +143 =83 −86 · 59%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening62%205 games · scores 66% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening18%58 games · scores 66% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.b3 g6 3.Bb2 Bg7
- 1.c4 English Opening13%44 games · scores 57% · main line 1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense37%52 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...Nc6 Nimzowitsch Defense23%33 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6
- 1...e6 French Defense16%23 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense79%88 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense8%9 games · scores 72% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game6%7 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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