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David Path's chess openings

🇮🇪 IrelandFIDE 206930 games

David Path, from Ireland, has 30 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, David Path most often opens with 1.d4 (55% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.

As White11 games · +2 =3 −6 · 32%
As Black19 games · +1 =6 −12 · 21%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening55%
    6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 Bb4+
  2. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening36%
    4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6
  3. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening9%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 d4 3.d3 Nc6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...e6 French Defense70%
    7 games · scores 21% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
  2. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense30%
    3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...d5 Closed Game57%
    4 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
  2. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense29%
    2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
  3. 1...e6 Horwitz Defense14%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.e5 c5

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