Ralph Tan's chess openings
🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 2102475 games
Ralph Tan, from United States, has 475 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ralph Tan most often opens with 1.e4 (74% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White238 games · +115 =18 −105 · 52%
As Black237 games · +108 =21 −108 · 50%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening74%176 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening26%62 games · scores 37% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense72%84 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
- 1...e6 French Defense24%28 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...e5 Open Game4%5 games · scores 80% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game78%50 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense22%14 games · scores 36% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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