James Tapp's chess openings
🏴 WalesFIDE 201825 games
James Tapp, from Wales, has 25 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, James Tapp 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 White14 games · +6 =4 −4 · 57%
As Black11 games · +3 =3 −5 · 41%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening100%14 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense67%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense33%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense83%5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5
- 1...d5 Closed Game17%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 a6
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