Simon Dighton's chess openings
CM🏴 EnglandFIDE 223749 games
Simon Dighton, Candidate Master from England, has 49 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Simon Dighton most often opens with 1.e4 (56% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White26 games · +6 =7 −13 · 37%
As Black23 games · +8 =3 −12 · 41%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening56%14 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening44%11 games · scores 14% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.e3 c5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense60%9 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense40%6 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%6 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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