John M Williams's chess openings
🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 204851 games
John M Williams, from United States, has 51 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, John M Williams most often opens with 1.e4 (96% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White25 games · +10 =4 −11 · 48%
As Black26 games · +5 =4 −17 · 27%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening96%24 games · scores 48% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.c4 English Opening4%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 g6 2.g3 Bg7 3.Bg2 Nc6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense64%7 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game36%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game67%6 games · scores 17% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense33%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
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