Benjamin Giles's chess openings
🇳🇿 New ZealandFIDE 193032 games
Benjamin Giles, from New Zealand, has 32 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Benjamin Giles most often opens with 1.d4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White16 games · +3 =7 −6 · 41%
As Black16 games · +5 =3 −8 · 41%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening100%16 games · scores 41% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense67%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense33%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.c4 c6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense75%6 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense13%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 e6 3.dxe6 fxe6
- 1...d5 Closed Game13%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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