Russell A James's chess openings
17 games
Russell A James has 17 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Russell A James most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White8 games · +3 =4 −1 · 63%
As Black9 games · +2 =3 −4 · 39%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%8 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense100%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.e3 d6 3.Nf3 g6
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