John D Thornton's chess openings
7 games
John D Thornton has 7 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, John D Thornton 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 White3 games · +0 =1 −2 · 17%
As Black4 games · +0 =2 −2 · 25%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense67%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4
- 1...e6 French Defense33%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
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