Alan Spice's chess openings
🏴 WalesFIDE 1985159 games
Alan Spice, from Wales, has 159 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Alan Spice most often opens with 1.Nc3 (82% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...e6.
As White88 games · +24 =22 −42 · 40%
As Black71 games · +22 =10 −39 · 38%
As White
- 1.Nc3 Van Geet Opening82%72 games · scores 38% · main line 1.Nc3 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening10%9 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.f4 Bird's Opening8%7 games · scores 43% · main line 1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 g6 3.e3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense100%47 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense67%10 games · scores 5% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.g3 Nf6
- 1...d5 Closed Game33%5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4
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