Oliver W Howell's chess openings
🏴 EnglandFIDE 1963103 games
Oliver W Howell, from England, has 103 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Oliver W Howell most often opens with 1.Nf3 (88% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White49 games · +13 =15 −21 · 42%
As Black54 games · +8 =13 −33 · 27%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening88%43 games · scores 40% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.Bg5 Ne4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening10%5 games · scores 70% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.f3 Nbd7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening2%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d3 Nc6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense100%28 games · scores 29% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game60%9 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense40%6 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.g3 Nf6
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