Ward, C's chess openings
GM🏴 EnglandFIDE 2379391 games
Ward, C, Grandmaster from England, has 391 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ward, C most often opens with 1.d4 (89% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White208 games · +99 =74 −35 · 65%
As Black183 games · +80 =64 −39 · 61%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening89%185 games · scores 66% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.c4 English Opening8%17 games · scores 59% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 c6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening2%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense86%80 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense13%12 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...e5 Open Game1%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense87%53 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense5%3 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
- 1...d5 Closed Game3%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.cxd5 Qxd5
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