Shaun M Taulbut's chess openings
IM🏴 EnglandFIDE 2371146 games
Shaun M Taulbut, International Master from England, has 146 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Shaun M Taulbut most often opens with 1.e4 (86% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...g6, the Modern Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White71 games · +20 =34 −17 · 52%
As Black75 games · +29 =26 −20 · 56%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening86%61 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening8%6 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 c5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening6%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 g6 3.Bf4 d6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense62%23 games · scores 48% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 d6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...e5 Open Game16%6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense11%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense57%13 games · scores 77% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
- 1...g6 Modern Defense30%7 games · scores 64% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense13%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 Bb4+
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