Simon Richards's chess openings
🏴 EnglandFIDE 183523 games
Simon Richards, from England, has 23 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Simon Richards most often opens with 1.Nc3 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...e6.
As White12 games · +3 =4 −5 · 42%
As Black11 games · +1 =3 −7 · 23%
As White
- 1.Nc3 Van Geet Opening100%12 games · scores 42% · main line 1.Nc3 c5 2.e4 g6 3.f4 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense100%5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 b6 3.Be3 Bb7
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense100%4 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.g3 Nf6
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