Nigel Short's chess openings
🇰🇪 Kenya8 games
Nigel Short, from Kenya, has 8 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nigel Short most often opens with 1.c4 (50% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White4 games · +2 =1 −1 · 63%
As Black4 games · +2 =1 −1 · 63%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening50%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening25%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening25%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense67%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 h6
- 1...e5 Open Game33%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game100%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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