James Dinham's chess openings
🇿🇦 South AfricaFIDE 2110169 games
James Dinham, from South Africa, has 169 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, James Dinham most often opens with 1.Nf3 (53% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White85 games · +35 =13 −37 · 49%
As Black84 games · +23 =14 −47 · 36%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening53%45 games · scores 42% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening42%36 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening4%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 e5 3.dxe6 fxe6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%40 games · scores 35% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense87%26 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game13%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6
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