James Van Ams's chess openings
🇵🇱 PolandFIDE 149910 games
James Van Ams, from Poland, has 10 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, James Van Ams most often opens with 1.e4 (60% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense.
As White5 games · +2 =0 −3 · 40%
As Black5 games · +3 =0 −2 · 60%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening60%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening40%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 d5 3.Nc3 c6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense75%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 d6 3.Bc4 Nf6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense25%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
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