Gerald H Bennett's chess openings
FM🏴 EnglandFIDE 232025 games
Gerald H Bennett, FIDE Master from England, has 25 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Gerald H Bennett most often opens with 1.c4 (50% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White14 games · +5 =6 −3 · 57%
As Black11 games · +4 =2 −5 · 45%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening50%7 games · scores 57% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 c5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening36%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening14%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense40%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense40%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 e6 3.Nf3 Nc6
- 1...e5 Open Game20%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Bc5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense33%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
- 1...d5 Closed Game33%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense33%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
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