Ben Hague's chess openings
FM🇳🇿 New ZealandFIDE 2336254 games
Ben Hague, FIDE Master from New Zealand, has 254 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ben Hague most often opens with 1.e4 (78% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White124 games · +64 =32 −28 · 65%
As Black130 games · +46 =44 −40 · 52%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening78%97 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening22%27 games · scores 69% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense49%28 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense16%9 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1...Nc6 Nimzowitsch Defense12%7 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 f5 3.exf5 d5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%19 games · scores 68% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game42%16 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense8%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
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