Philip Thomas's chess openings
🏴 EnglandFIDE 185520 games
Philip Thomas, from England, has 20 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Philip Thomas most often opens with 1.e4 (45% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White11 games · +2 =2 −7 · 27%
As Black9 games · +1 =3 −5 · 28%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening45%5 games · scores 20% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d3 Bb4
- 1.Nc3 Van Geet Opening27%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.Nc3 c5 2.e4 Nc6 3.Nf3 g6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening27%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.g3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 e6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
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