Ian J Upton's chess openings
🏴 EnglandFIDE 222742 games
Ian J Upton, from England, has 42 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ian J Upton most often opens with 1.d4 (71% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...f5.
As White21 games · +3 =14 −4 · 48%
As Black21 games · +6 =8 −7 · 48%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening71%15 games · scores 47% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening14%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening10%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.Nf3 c5 2.e4 g6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense100%11 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense40%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6
- 1...d5 Closed Game40%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5 Nbd7
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense20%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4
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