John Waterfield's chess openings
🏴 WalesFIDE 1899212 games
John Waterfield, from Wales, has 212 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, John Waterfield most often opens with 1.e4 (99% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White114 games · +40 =35 −39 · 50%
As Black98 games · +27 =29 −42 · 42%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening99%113 games · scores 51% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1.Nc3 Van Geet Opening1%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.Nc3 c5 2.e4 Nc6 3.f4 g6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense77%41 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense15%8 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense6%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense86%25 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense14%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.e4 d6
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