James Parkin's chess openings
🏴 ScotlandFIDE 214854 games
James Parkin, from Scotland, has 54 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, James Parkin most often opens with 1.e4 (93% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White29 games · +10 =9 −10 · 50%
As Black25 games · +4 =5 −16 · 26%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening93%27 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
- 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack7%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense88%15 games · scores 20% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense6%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
- 1...e5 Open Game6%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense80%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense20%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.Bg5 g6 3.e4 fxe4
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