David L Haydon's chess openings
FM🏴 EnglandFIDE 2303998 games
David L Haydon, FIDE Master from England, has 998 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, David L Haydon most often opens with 1.d4 (49% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White504 games · +244 =95 −165 · 58%
As Black494 games · +218 =72 −204 · 51%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening49%242 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening24%117 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening23%112 games · scores 60% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.e3 g6 3.b3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense54%120 games · scores 51% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense12%27 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense11%24 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense44%72 games · scores 49% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
- 1...c637%60 games · scores 53% · main line 1.d4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...d5 Closed Game8%13 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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