David Houston's chess openings
🇮🇪 IrelandFIDE 222039 games
David Houston, from Ireland, has 39 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, David Houston most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White20 games · +5 =6 −9 · 40%
As Black19 games · +3 =8 −8 · 37%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%20 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense56%5 games · scores 20% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5
- 1...e5 Open Game33%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Be7
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense11%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Bd3 e5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense71%5 games · scores 20% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense14%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1...d5 Closed Game14%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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