David J Ireland's chess openings
🏴 EnglandFIDE 1979103 games
David J Ireland, from England, has 103 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, David J Ireland most often opens with 1.e4 (43% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White51 games · +15 =18 −18 · 47%
As Black52 games · +16 =12 −24 · 42%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening43%22 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.c4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening41%21 games · scores 48% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 e6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening8%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 d5 3.Bg5 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense36%8 games · scores 13% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game27%6 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nxe4
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense18%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense77%17 games · scores 47% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
- 1...d5 Closed Game18%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense5%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 c5 3.d5 Bg7
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