Craig S M Thomson's chess openings
FM🏴 ScotlandFIDE 221041 games
Craig S M Thomson, FIDE Master from Scotland, has 41 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Craig S M Thomson most often opens with 1.d4 (78% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White18 games · +4 =9 −5 · 47%
As Black23 games · +7 =6 −10 · 43%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening78%14 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 b6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening17%3 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.f3 e5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening6%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.d4 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense45%5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
- 1...e6 French Defense36%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...e5 Open Game9%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.f4 Bc5 3.Nf3 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%8 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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