Des Tan's chess openings
FM🏴 EnglandFIDE 230478 games
Des Tan, FIDE Master from England, has 78 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Des Tan most often opens with 1.e4 (98% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White47 games · +21 =18 −8 · 64%
As Black31 games · +5 =17 −9 · 44%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening98%46 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening2%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.Bf4 c5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense93%14 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense7%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%14 games · scores 43% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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