David J Spence's chess openings
🏴 EnglandFIDE 2156415 games
David J Spence, from England, has 415 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, David J Spence most often opens with 1.e4 (95% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...e6.
As White215 games · +88 =63 −64 · 56%
As Black200 games · +60 =68 −72 · 47%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening95%205 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening4%9 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 Bf5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening0%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.g3 a6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense92%82 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...Nc6 Nimzowitsch Defense2%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e5 Ng4
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense2%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense93%71 games · scores 43% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game5%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense1%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 c5
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