James C Howell's chess openings
GM🏴 EnglandFIDE 2495606 games
James C Howell, Grandmaster from England, has 606 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, James C Howell most often opens with 1.e4 (95% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White320 games · +171 =109 −40 · 70%
As Black286 games · +99 =107 −80 · 53%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening95%305 games · scores 71% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening4%14 games · scores 64% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.c4 English Opening0%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Be7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense56%79 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game42%59 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense2%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense82%78 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game17%16 games · scores 47% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 e5
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense1%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c5
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