Benjamin Larkin's chess openings
🏴 EnglandFIDE 2026104 games
Benjamin Larkin, from England, has 104 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Benjamin Larkin most often opens with 1.e4 (83% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White53 games · +22 =9 −22 · 50%
As Black51 games · +14 =17 −20 · 44%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening83%44 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening15%8 games · scores 56% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
- 1.f4 Bird's Opening2%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.f4 e6 2.Nf3 b6 3.e4 Bb7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense75%18 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense21%5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense4%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nf3 Bg4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense83%15 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game17%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 a6
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