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Dennis Ovcina's chess openings

🇿🇦 South AfricaFIDE 214963 games

Dennis Ovcina, from South Africa, has 63 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Dennis Ovcina most often opens with 1.d4 (63% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White31 games · +12 =8 −11 · 52%
As Black32 games · +12 =5 −15 · 45%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening63%
    19 games · scores 66% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7
  2. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening20%
    6 games · scores 25% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Nf6
  3. 1.f4 Bird's Opening10%
    3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 c5 3.e3 Nc6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%
    13 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense73%
    8 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
  2. 1...g6 Modern Defense9%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bg7
  3. 1...d69%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 g6

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