David Shaw's chess openings
🏴 EnglandFIDE 223761 games
David Shaw, from England, has 61 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, David Shaw most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...e6.
As White35 games · +12 =13 −10 · 53%
As Black26 games · +5 =7 −14 · 33%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%35 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense73%11 games · scores 36% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
- 1...e5 Open Game27%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense83%5 games · scores 10% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense17%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7
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