Craig Kennedy's chess openings
🏴 ScotlandFIDE 187099 games
Craig Kennedy, from Scotland, has 99 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Craig Kennedy most often opens with 1.e4 (58% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...e6.
As White48 games · +14 =14 −20 · 44%
As Black51 games · +14 =12 −25 · 39%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening58%28 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening15%7 games · scores 43% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4 Bg7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening10%5 games · scores 20% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.b4 Bg4 3.Ne5 Bf5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense50%13 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense27%7 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense12%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense64%7 games · scores 36% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game27%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 a6
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense9%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.e3 Nf6 3.Nf3 g6
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