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Bruce Wheeler's chess openings

CM🇳🇿 New ZealandFIDE 211040 games

Bruce Wheeler, Candidate Master from New Zealand, has 40 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Bruce Wheeler most often opens with 1.e4 (78% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White23 games · +7 =6 −10 · 43%
As Black17 games · +6 =3 −8 · 44%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening78%
    18 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening17%
    4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening4%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.c4 e6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...e6 French Defense71%
    5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
  2. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense14%
    1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  3. 1...e5 Open Game14%
    1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense43%
    3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
  2. 1...e6 Horwitz Defense43%
    3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  3. 1...d614%
    1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Nd7 3.g3 g6

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