James Neal's chess openings
🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 206325 games
James Neal, from United States, has 25 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, James Neal most often opens with 1.e4 (54% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White13 games · +6 =2 −5 · 54%
As Black12 games · +8 =1 −3 · 71%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening54%7 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening46%6 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense89%8 games · scores 69% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense11%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game50%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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