James Naughton's chess openings
🇮🇪 IrelandFIDE 212819 games
James Naughton, from Ireland, has 19 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, James Naughton most often opens with 1.d4 (50% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White8 games · +3 =3 −2 · 56%
As Black11 games · +5 =5 −1 · 68%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening50%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening50%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game83%5 games · scores 70% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense17%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%4 games · scores 88% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Bf4 c5
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