Paul J Benson's chess openings
🏴 EnglandFIDE 190364 games
Paul J Benson, from England, has 64 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Paul J Benson most often opens with 1.e4 (64% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...f5.
As White25 games · +13 =5 −7 · 62%
As Black39 games · +8 =8 −23 · 31%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening64%16 games · scores 81% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening36%9 games · scores 28% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bg5 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense76%19 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense12%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game8%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense83%5 games · scores 10% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Nf6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense17%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
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