Paul D. Darling's chess openings
FM🇿🇦 South AfricaFIDE 198839 games
Paul D. Darling, FIDE Master from South Africa, has 39 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Paul D. Darling most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White20 games · +8 =6 −6 · 55%
As Black19 games · +4 =3 −12 · 29%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%20 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%7 games · scores 36% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%7 games · scores 14% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
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