Ian L Snape's chess openings
🏴 EnglandFIDE 2090453 games
Ian L Snape, from England, has 453 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ian L Snape most often opens with 1.c4 (52% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White244 games · +86 =82 −76 · 52%
As Black209 games · +50 =76 −83 · 42%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening52%128 games · scores 54% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening36%89 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening10%24 games · scores 71% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense83%86 games · scores 41% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense10%10 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense8%8 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense54%36 games · scores 35% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense39%26 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 g6 3.c4 d6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense4%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.Nf3 Bg7 3.c4 Nf6
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