Alan J Norris's chess openings
FM🏴 ScotlandFIDE 2304112 games
Alan J Norris, FIDE Master from Scotland, has 112 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Alan J Norris most often opens with 1.d4 (34% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White53 games · +20 =18 −15 · 55%
As Black59 games · +20 =16 −23 · 47%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening34%18 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening30%16 games · scores 66% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
- 1.c4 English Opening21%11 games · scores 36% · main line 1.c4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense41%15 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense32%12 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
- 1...e5 Open Game8%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%7 games · scores 43% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense21%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.g3 f5 3.Bg2 Nf6
- 1...d5 Closed Game14%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 e6
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