Ian D Thompson's chess openings
FM🏴 EnglandFIDE 2023476 games
Ian D Thompson, FIDE Master from England, has 476 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ian D Thompson most often opens with 1.c4 (87% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White241 games · +84 =82 −75 · 52%
As Black235 games · +70 =61 −104 · 43%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening87%209 games · scores 53% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening11%27 games · scores 44% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening1%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense97%116 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
- 1...e5 Open Game3%4 games · scores 13% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 c6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game69%54 games · scores 39% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense17%13 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 b6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense14%11 games · scores 27% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
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