Nigel E Povah's chess openings
IM🏴 EnglandFIDE 2233460 games
Nigel E Povah, International Master from England, has 460 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nigel E Povah most often opens with 1.d4 (80% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White230 games · +99 =60 −71 · 56%
As Black230 games · +95 =64 −71 · 55%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening80%183 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 e6 3.e4 h6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening17%39 games · scores 51% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.c4 English Opening3%8 games · scores 69% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense66%61 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense24%22 games · scores 68% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.Nf3 Qxd5
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense9%8 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense88%69 games · scores 53% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5
- 1...d5 Closed Game12%9 games · scores 17% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 e6
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