Aaron Rich's chess openings
CM🏴 EnglandFIDE 2082451 games
Aaron Rich, Candidate Master from England, has 451 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Aaron Rich most often opens with 1.b3 (42% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...e6.
As White225 games · +86 =27 −112 · 44%
As Black226 games · +74 =37 −115 · 41%
As White
- 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack42%94 games · scores 53% · main line 1.b3 Nf6 2.Bb2 g6 3.e3 Bg7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening31%70 games · scores 39% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening18%41 games · scores 37% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d4 exd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense49%53 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense36%39 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense16%17 games · scores 26% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense35%26 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.g3 Nf6
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense19%14 games · scores 32% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6
- 1...d618%13 games · scores 35% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
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