David James's chess openings
FM🏴 WalesFIDE 2095240 games
David James, FIDE Master from Wales, has 240 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, David James most often opens with 1.d4 (74% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White122 games · +29 =53 −40 · 45%
As Black118 games · +19 =43 −56 · 34%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening74%90 games · scores 46% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening25%30 games · scores 47% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening2%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense99%67 games · scores 37% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game1%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4 d5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%37 games · scores 32% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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