Howell David W L's chess openings
GM🏴 EnglandFIDE 266546 games
Howell David W L, Grandmaster from England, has 46 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Howell David W L most often opens with 1.Nf3 (38% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White24 games · +11 =8 −5 · 63%
As Black22 games · +11 =6 −5 · 64%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening38%9 games · scores 61% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 b6
- 1.c4 English Opening29%7 games · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening17%4 games · scores 88% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game64%9 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense21%3 games · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense14%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game50%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
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