Donald A Holmes's chess openings
FM🏴 ScotlandFIDE 229556 games
Donald A Holmes, FIDE Master from Scotland, has 56 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Donald A Holmes most often opens with 1.e4 (85% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White33 games · +15 =6 −12 · 55%
As Black23 games · +8 =8 −7 · 52%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening85%28 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening15%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%9 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense82%9 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game18%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6
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