Ian R Watson's chess openings
Peak rating 221038 games
Ian R Watson has 38 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ian R Watson most often opens with 1.d4 (58% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...Nc6, the Nimzowitsch Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nc6.
As White19 games · +5 =4 −10 · 37%
As Black19 games · +7 =6 −6 · 53%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening58%11 games · scores 41% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.Nc3 Van Geet Opening21%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.Nc3 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.d4 d6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening11%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...Nc6 Nimzowitsch Defense76%13 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 e5 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...e5 Open Game24%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nc6100%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 Nc6 2.e4 e5 3.Nf3 exd4
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