Ray Robson's chess openings
GM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 26591,711 games
Ray Robson, Grandmaster from United States, has 1,711 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ray Robson most often opens with 1.e4 (74% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White883 games · +415 =263 −205 · 62%
As Black828 games · +303 =298 −227 · 55%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening74%648 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening20%174 games · scores 62% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1.c4 English Opening5%42 games · scores 61% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense59%227 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game35%132 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
- 1...e6 French Defense5%18 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense70%178 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game29%75 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense0%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 c4 3.b3 b5
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