William Claridge-Hansen's chess openings
FM🏴 EnglandFIDE 238916 games
William Claridge-Hansen, FIDE Master from England, has 16 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, William Claridge-Hansen most often opens with 1.c4 (86% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White7 games · +3 =3 −1 · 64%
As Black9 games · +4 =3 −2 · 61%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening86%6 games · scores 58% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening14%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 d5 3.Bxf6 exf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense80%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense20%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5
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