Elaine Rutherford's chess openings
61 games
Elaine Rutherford has 61 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Elaine Rutherford most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White32 games · +9 =10 −13 · 44%
As Black29 games · +4 =11 −14 · 33%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%32 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 Nc6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense71%12 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.g3 d5
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense18%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Nxd5
- 1...e6 French Defense6%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game100%8 games · scores 31% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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