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Will Sidney's chess openings

CM🇮🇪 IrelandFIDE 2043113 games

Will Sidney, Candidate Master from Ireland, has 113 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Will Sidney most often opens with 1.e4 (95% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.

As White57 games · +21 =7 −29 · 43%
As Black56 games · +18 =7 −31 · 38%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening95%
    54 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.Qxd4 Nc6
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening5%
    3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense64%
    18 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense18%
    5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
  3. 1...e5 Open Game14%
    4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3 d4

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...d5 Closed Game57%
    8 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7
  2. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense43%
    6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5

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