Nigel R Davies's chess openings
GM🏴 EnglandFIDE 2257927 games
Nigel R Davies, Grandmaster from England, has 927 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nigel R Davies most often opens with 1.d4 (31% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White454 games · +184 =197 −73 · 62%
As Black473 games · +144 =233 −96 · 55%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening31%141 games · scores 66% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening28%127 games · scores 60% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening21%97 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense31%72 games · scores 49% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game25%57 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense23%54 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense61%99 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d618%30 games · scores 53% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...g6 Modern Defense14%23 games · scores 46% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
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