Chris Howells's chess openings
🏴 WalesFIDE 186020 games
Chris Howells, from Wales, has 20 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Chris Howells most often opens with 1.d3 (60% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White10 games · +2 =0 −8 · 20%
As Black10 games · +2 =2 −6 · 30%
As White
- 1.d3 Mieses Opening60%6 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d3 d5 2.Nd2 Nf6 3.e4 dxe4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening30%3 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening10%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense100%3 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense67%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 e6
- 1...d633%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7
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