Alex Yam's chess openings
FM🇨🇦 CanadaFIDE 220767 games
Alex Yam, FIDE Master from Canada, has 67 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Alex Yam most often opens with 1.e4 (65% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White34 games · +12 =6 −16 · 44%
As Black33 games · +13 =5 −15 · 47%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening65%22 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening24%8 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 g6 3.e3 Bg7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening6%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense50%6 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense42%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.Bb5+ Bd7
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense8%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense92%12 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5
- 1...d5 Closed Game8%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 Bd6
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