David Coates's chess openings
🏴 EnglandFIDE 1932123 games
David Coates, from England, has 123 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, David Coates most often opens with 1.d4 (57% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White63 games · +18 =25 −20 · 48%
As Black60 games · +16 =18 −26 · 42%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening57%36 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening43%27 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense53%20 games · scores 35% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense37%14 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...e5 Open Game11%4 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%15 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
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