Iain Swan's chess openings
FM🏴 ScotlandFIDE 226048 games
Iain Swan, FIDE Master from Scotland, has 48 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Iain Swan most often opens with 1.e4 (94% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White31 games · +2 =17 −12 · 34%
As Black17 games · +5 =5 −7 · 44%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening94%29 games · scores 36% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening3%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening3%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.h4 h6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense50%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense50%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game80%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 dxc4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense20%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 d5
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