David Howell's chess openings
13 games
David Howell has 13 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, David Howell most often opens with 1.Nf3 (71% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...g6, the Modern Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White7 games · +5 =1 −1 · 79%
As Black6 games · +1 =2 −3 · 33%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening71%5 games · scores 80% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening29%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense50%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 c6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense50%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.f3 Qb6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
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