David Novotny's chess openings
🇨🇿 CzechiaFIDE 201584 games
David Novotny, from Czechia, has 84 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, David Novotny most often opens with 1.e4 (50% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White46 games · +11 =13 −22 · 38%
As Black38 games · +11 =11 −16 · 43%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening50%23 games · scores 37% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening41%19 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 Bf5
- 1.c4 English Opening9%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.c4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.cxd5 cxd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense74%14 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense16%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
- 1...e5 Open Game11%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%7 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense43%6 games · scores 17% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 Bb4+
- 1...d5 Closed Game7%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7
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