A L. Carpinter's chess openings
🇳🇿 New ZealandFIDE 203431 games
A L. Carpinter, from New Zealand, has 31 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, A L. Carpinter most often opens with 1.c4 (47% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White15 games · +3 =10 −2 · 53%
As Black16 games · +3 =6 −7 · 38%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening47%7 games · scores 43% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening20%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 b6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening20%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense70%7 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense20%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense10%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense75%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e5
- 1...d5 Closed Game25%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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