John Pitcher's chess openings
🏴 EnglandFIDE 2131126 games
John Pitcher, from England, has 126 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, John Pitcher most often opens with 1.e4 (98% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White58 games · +21 =15 −22 · 49%
As Black68 games · +21 =23 −24 · 48%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening98%57 games · scores 49% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening2%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 d6 3.e3 g6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%30 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game100%21 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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