Liam D Varnam's chess openings
FM🏴 EnglandFIDE 2106243 games
Liam D Varnam, FIDE Master from England, has 243 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Liam D Varnam most often opens with 1.e4 (84% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White106 games · +48 =21 −37 · 55%
As Black137 games · +43 =40 −54 · 46%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening84%88 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.c4 English Opening16%17 games · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense60%38 games · scores 49% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game38%24 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...a62%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 a6 2.Nc3 b5 3.f4 Bb7
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game71%36 games · scores 53% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense29%15 games · scores 43% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
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