Joe Varley's chess openings
🏴 EnglandFIDE 2045135 games
Joe Varley, from England, has 135 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Joe Varley 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 White66 games · +28 =6 −32 · 47%
As Black69 games · +23 =14 −32 · 43%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%66 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense63%15 games · scores 70% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game38%9 games · scores 11% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%35 games · scores 46% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
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