Paul Span's chess openings
FM🇳🇱 NetherlandsFIDE 2289181 games
Paul Span, FIDE Master from Netherlands, has 181 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Paul Span most often opens with 1.e4 (80% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White89 games · +36 =33 −20 · 59%
As Black92 games · +27 =29 −36 · 45%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening80%71 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening18%16 games · scores 59% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.c4 English Opening2%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.cxd5 exd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense55%37 games · scores 41% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense28%19 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense12%8 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%9 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game50%9 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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