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Andy Woodward — Openings

Andy Woodward's most-played openings, with game counts.

Andy Woodward's favorite openings

Andy Woodward's most played openings in the Rama Chess archive: with White the Slav Defense (2 games), King's Indian (East Indian) Defense (2 games), Catalan Opening (2 games); with Black the English Opening (2 games), Sicilian Defense (2 games), Queen's Gambit Declined (1 game).

Opening familyGamesAs WhiteAs BlackScore
Queen's Gambit Declined32116.7%
Catalan Opening22025%
English Opening20250%
King's Indian (East Indian) Defense22050%
Nimzo-Indian Defense21150%
Sicilian Defense2020%
Slav Defense22050%
Grunfeld Defense10150%
King's Indian Defense110100%
Modern Defense1100%
Nimzo-Larsen Attack101100%
Ruy Lopez1010%
Uncommon Opening1010%

Families from the ECO codes of 21 games (2026-10-31). Score = wins plus half the draws. The full list by ECO code is below.

All openings by ECO code

King's Indian, East Indian (A48)2Sicilian: Najdorf (B90)2Polish (Sokolsky) Opening (A00)1Nimzo-Larsen Attack (A01)1English Opening (A15)1English Opening (A22)1Modern Defense (B06)1Ruy Lopez (C78)1Slav Defense (D10)1Slav: Quiet Variation (D11)1QGD (D30)1QGD (D31)1QGD: Semi-Tarrasch (D41)1Neo-Grünfeld (D78)1Catalan Opening (E01)1Catalan Opening (E09)1Nimzo-Indian Defense (E29)1Nimzo-Indian: Classical (E34)1King's Indian (E73)1

FAQ

What are Andy Woodward's favorite openings?

Andy Woodward's most played openings in the Rama Chess archive: with White the Slav Defense (2 games), King's Indian (East Indian) Defense (2 games), Catalan Opening (2 games); with Black the English Opening (2 games), Sicilian Defense (2 games), Queen's Gambit Declined (1 game).

What does Andy Woodward play with Black?

With Black the most played opening families are: English Opening (2), Sicilian Defense (2), Queen's Gambit Declined (1), Nimzo-Indian Defense (1).

How many different openings does Andy Woodward play here?

19 ECO codes in 13 opening families, in 21 games with a known ECO code.