Sam Caraway's chess openings
🏴 England12 games
Sam Caraway, from England, has 12 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Sam Caraway most often opens with 1.g4 (60% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...Nc6, the Nimzowitsch Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White6 games · +4 =0 −2 · 67%
As Black6 games · +2 =0 −4 · 33%
As White
- 1.g4 Grob Opening60%3 games · scores 100% · main line 1.g4 d5 2.Bg2 Bxg4 3.c4 c6
- 1.c3 Saragossa Opening20%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.c3 e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 c5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening20%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.Nf3 g6 2.b4 Bg7 3.d4 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...Nc6 Nimzowitsch Defense80%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 e5 3.Nf3 exd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense20%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 e6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game100%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.e3 c6 3.Bd3 e6
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