Chris Sykes's chess openings
🏴 ScotlandFIDE 187147 games
Chris Sykes, from Scotland, has 47 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Chris Sykes most often opens with 1.d4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White18 games · +7 =5 −6 · 53%
As Black29 games · +11 =6 −12 · 48%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening100%18 games · scores 53% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.e3 c5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense92%11 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
- 1...e5 Open Game8%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense78%7 games · scores 64% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
- 1...d5 Closed Game22%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4
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