Players / nigelshort
GM Nigel Short's openings
Chess.com: nigelshort · Blitz 2817 · Bullet 2739 · Rapid 2000
From 600 games played on Chess.com between Oct 1, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026: Nigel Short scored 59% (324 wins, 56 draws, 220 losses). With White, Nigel Short opens 1.e4 in 97% of games.
As White: first move
- 1.e4: 291 games (97%), scores 65%
- 1.d4: 8 games (3%), scores 69%
- 1.Nf3: 1 games (0%), scores 100%
As White: openings
- Sicilian Defense: 121 games (40%), scores 66%
- French Defense: 42 games (14%), scores 68%
- Ruy Lopez Opening: 36 games (12%), scores 63%
- Caro Kann Defense: 29 games (10%), scores 66%
- Scandinavian Defense: 11 games (4%), scores 77%
- Pirc Defense: 8 games (3%), scores 69%
- Kings Gambit: 8 games (3%), scores 38%
- Modern Defense: 6 games (2%), scores 42%
As Black: against 1.e4
- 1...e5: 70 games (43%), scores 52%
- 1...e6: 67 games (41%), scores 51%
- 1...c5: 24 games (15%), scores 56%
- 1...d5: 1 games (1%), scores 0%
As Black: against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6: 71 games (87%), scores 44%
- 1...e6: 6 games (7%), scores 75%
- 1...d5: 4 games (5%), scores 88%
- 1...f5: 1 games (1%), scores 0%
As Black: openings
- French Defense: 63 games (21%), scores 52%
- Ruy Lopez Opening: 28 games (9%), scores 59%
- Sicilian Defense: 20 games (7%), scores 55%
- Indian Game: 15 games (5%), scores 53%
- Queens Gambit: 14 games (5%), scores 32%
- Queens Pawn Opening: 13 games (4%), scores 65%
- English Opening: 12 games (4%), scores 33%
- Reti Opening: 10 games (3%), scores 80%