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Eric Tangborn's chess openings

IM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 245548 games

Eric Tangborn, International Master from United States, has 48 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Eric Tangborn most often opens with 1.d4 (70% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White20 games · +9 =4 −7 · 55%
As Black28 games · +9 =6 −13 · 43%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening70%
    14 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7
  2. 1.c4 English Opening30%
    6 games · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 g6 2.Nc3 Bg7 3.g3 e5

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense80%
    12 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense20%
    3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%
    12 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+

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