William M Paschall's chess openings
IM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 2296838 games
William M Paschall, International Master from United States, has 838 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, William M Paschall most often opens with 1.d4 (35% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White399 games · +117 =207 −75 · 55%
As Black439 games · +99 =187 −153 · 44%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening35%141 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening28%113 games · scores 55% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.e3 Nf6
- 1.c4 English Opening16%65 games · scores 55% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense73%175 games · scores 49% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense11%26 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nxd5
- 1...e5 Open Game5%12 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense81%123 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense9%14 games · scores 36% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.e4 d6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense6%9 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 c5 3.e4 cxd4
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