William Ewart Napier's chess openings
100 games
William Ewart Napier has 100 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, William Ewart Napier most often opens with 1.e4 (69% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White51 games · +20 =17 −14 · 56%
As Black49 games · +17 =14 −18 · 49%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening69%35 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening31%16 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game80%33 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense15%6 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 g6
- 1...e6 French Defense5%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game100%8 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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