Francis Rayner's chess openings
🏴 WalesFIDE 1976448 games
Francis Rayner, from Wales, has 448 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Francis Rayner most often opens with 1.e4 (63% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White228 games · +86 =70 −72 · 53%
As Black220 games · +45 =84 −91 · 40%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening63%144 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.c4 English Opening27%61 games · scores 49% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening8%19 games · scores 66% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 g6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense68%77 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game21%24 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense11%13 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense99%68 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game1%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 c5 3.e3 Nc6
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