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Craig M Whitfield's chess openings

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 EnglandFIDE 217780 games

Craig M Whitfield, from England, has 80 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Craig M Whitfield most often opens with 1.e4 (73% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White41 games · +20 =9 −12 · 60%
As Black39 games · +10 =11 −18 · 40%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening73%
    30 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening17%
    7 games · scores 79% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 e6 3.e3 c5
  3. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening10%
    4 games · scores 100% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.e3 d5 3.c4 c6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense90%
    18 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...g6 Modern Defense10%
    2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense75%
    12 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
  2. 1...g6 Modern Defense25%
    4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bg7

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