James R West's chess openings
🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 194986 games
James R West, from United States, has 86 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, James R West most often opens with 1.e4 (92% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White50 games · +27 =15 −8 · 69%
As Black36 games · +13 =12 −11 · 53%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening92%46 games · scores 70% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack6%3 games · scores 83% · main line 1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 Nf6 3.e3 Bg4
- 1.c4 English Opening2%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.c4 g6 2.Nc3 c5 3.g3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game59%13 games · scores 73% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense27%6 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense14%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense69%9 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ne4
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense15%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.g3 e6 3.Bg2 Nf6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense15%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.e4 c5 3.Nf3 cxd4
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