Peter J Sowray's chess openings
FM🏴 EnglandFIDE 2127992 games
Peter J Sowray, FIDE Master from England, has 992 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Peter J Sowray most often opens with 1.d4 (53% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White502 games · +251 =120 −131 · 62%
As Black490 games · +188 =139 −163 · 53%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening53%266 games · scores 65% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening29%148 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.c4 English Opening12%60 games · scores 63% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense31%72 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game30%69 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...e6 French Defense14%32 games · scores 48% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game37%61 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense35%58 games · scores 53% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense8%13 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5 d5
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