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R Anthony Dowden's chess openings

CM🇳🇿 New ZealandFIDE 196178 games

R Anthony Dowden, Candidate Master from New Zealand, has 78 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, R Anthony Dowden most often opens with 1.e4 (95% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White41 games · +8 =15 −18 · 38%
As Black37 games · +6 =19 −12 · 42%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening95%
    39 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
  2. 1.f4 Bird's Opening2%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.f4 c5 2.e4 e6 3.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening2%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...e6 French Defense87%
    20 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
  2. 1...e5 Open Game9%
    2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Be7
  3. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense4%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense71%
    5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 d6
  2. 1...e6 Horwitz Defense29%
    2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c5

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