David Navara's chess openings
GM🇨🇿 CzechiaFIDE 26074,537 games
David Navara, Grandmaster from Czechia, has 4,537 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, David Navara most often opens with 1.e4 (48% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White2,268 games · +1,192 =713 −363 · 68%
As Black2,269 games · +904 =864 −501 · 59%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening48%1,019 games · scores 68% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening38%813 games · scores 68% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.c4 English Opening9%201 games · scores 70% · main line 1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense48%501 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game28%293 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense20%205 games · scores 66% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense84%574 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game15%106 games · scores 62% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense0%3 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 d6
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