Leighton Williams's chess openings
IM🏴 WalesFIDE 2402112 games
Leighton Williams, International Master from Wales, has 112 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Leighton Williams most often opens with 1.d4 (75% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White60 games · +26 =14 −20 · 55%
As Black52 games · +18 =12 −22 · 46%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening75%45 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening18%11 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.c4 English Opening7%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nf3 b6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense88%21 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense8%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense4%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.c4 e6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense80%16 games · scores 47% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game20%4 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 Nc6
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