Ian Thomas's chess openings
IM🏴 EnglandFIDE 231566 games
Ian Thomas, International Master from England, has 66 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ian Thomas most often opens with 1.e4 (97% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White35 games · +11 =10 −14 · 46%
As Black31 games · +10 =9 −12 · 47%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening97%34 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening3%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 d5 3.c4 dxc4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game75%12 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense19%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Nxd5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense6%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.g3 d5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense38%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense25%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5 d5
- 1...d613%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
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