William Ward's chess openings
Peak rating 185010 games
William Ward has 10 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, William Ward most often opens with 1.e4 (80% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...f5.
As White5 games · +0 =3 −2 · 30%
As Black5 games · +1 =1 −3 · 30%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening80%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
- 1.f4 Bird's Opening20%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.f4 Nf6 2.e3 d5 3.Nf3 c5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game75%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense25%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.Bb5+ Bd7
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense100%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 e6 3.Bf4 Bb4
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