Richard Taylor's chess openings
CM🇳🇿 New ZealandFIDE 185343 games
Richard Taylor, Candidate Master from New Zealand, has 43 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Richard Taylor most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White22 games · +5 =6 −11 · 36%
As Black21 games · +5 =5 −11 · 36%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%22 games · scores 36% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%7 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%8 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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