Maud Benson's chess openings
WCM🇬🇭 GhanaFIDE 173793 games
Maud Benson, Woman Candidate Master from Ghana, has 93 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Maud Benson most often opens with 1.d4 (74% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White41 games · +18 =4 −19 · 49%
As Black52 games · +17 =5 −30 · 38%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening74%29 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 dxc4
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening26%10 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense44%11 games · scores 27% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense36%9 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 d6
- 1...e5 Open Game20%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 d6 3.d3 Be7
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense67%12 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game17%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.cxd5 exd5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense6%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.Nf3 Bg7
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