William R Orton's chess openings
🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 1998139 games
William R Orton, from United States, has 139 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, William R Orton most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White81 games · +41 =20 −20 · 63%
As Black58 games · +20 =21 −17 · 53%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%81 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%38 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense57%8 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
- 1...d5 Closed Game29%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense14%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 e5 3.e4 d6
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