Benson, C's chess openings
🇳🇿 New ZealandFIDE 193232 games
Benson, C, from New Zealand, has 32 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Benson, C most often opens with 1.e4 (71% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...f5.
As White17 games · +5 =5 −7 · 44%
As Black15 games · +4 =3 −8 · 37%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening71%12 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Bc5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening12%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7
- 1.c4 English Opening12%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game57%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 Bc5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense29%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 d6 3.Bc4 Nf6
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense14%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd8
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense50%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense33%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5
- 1...d5 Closed Game17%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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