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Richard O'Brien's chess openings

Peak rating 224025 games

Richard O'Brien has 25 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Richard O'Brien most often opens with 1.e4 (67% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White15 games · +4 =4 −7 · 40%
As Black10 games · +0 =5 −5 · 25%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening67%
    10 games · scores 35% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening20%
    3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6
  3. 1.c4 English Opening7%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.c4 g6 2.g3 Bg7 3.Bg2 d6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...e5 Open Game60%
    3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Bc5
  2. 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense40%
    2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 dxe4

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense67%
    2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game33%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6

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