James Vigus's chess openings
FM🏴 EnglandFIDE 231789 games
James Vigus, FIDE Master from England, has 89 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, James Vigus most often opens with 1.d4 (60% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White40 games · +20 =13 −7 · 66%
As Black49 games · +10 =20 −19 · 41%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening60%24 games · scores 65% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 c5 3.Bxf6 gxf6
- 1.c4 English Opening15%6 games · scores 67% · main line 1.c4 f5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6
- 1.f4 Bird's Opening13%5 games · scores 70% · main line 1.f4 g6 2.Nf3 Bg7 3.g3 c5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense82%23 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...e5 Open Game14%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense4%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game60%9 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense27%4 games · scores 13% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.Bf4 d5
- 1...d613%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.f3 e5
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