Derek Simpson's chess openings
🏴 EnglandFIDE 168753 games
Derek Simpson, from England, has 53 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Derek Simpson most often opens with 1.d4 (56% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White25 games · +2 =5 −18 · 18%
As Black28 games · +4 =5 −19 · 23%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening56%14 games · scores 14% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 Bf5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening40%10 games · scores 15% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening4%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.d3 Nf6 3.Nbd2 c5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense85%11 games · scores 23% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense15%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nd2 Nbd7
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game33%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense33%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense33%4 games · scores 13% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 Nbd7
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