Nigel Donovan's chess openings
🏴 EnglandFIDE 202095 games
Nigel Donovan, from England, has 95 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nigel Donovan 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 White46 games · +18 =9 −19 · 49%
As Black49 games · +5 =16 −28 · 27%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%46 games · scores 49% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%23 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%20 games · scores 23% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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