James Ward's chess openings
🏴 EnglandFIDE 184318 games
James Ward, from England, has 18 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, James Ward most often opens with 1.e4 (88% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...c6.
As White8 games · +6 =1 −1 · 81%
As Black10 games · +1 =1 −8 · 15%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening88%7 games · scores 93% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1.c4 English Opening13%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.g3 d5 3.cxd5 exd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense71%5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- 1...e5 Open Game29%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Bc5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...c667%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Bf4 Nf6
- 1...d5 Closed Game33%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.e3 Nf6
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