Sam B Martin's chess openings
🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 2153165 games
Sam B Martin, from United States, has 165 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Sam B Martin most often opens with 1.d4 (89% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White86 games · +36 =6 −44 · 45%
As Black79 games · +30 =4 −45 · 41%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening89%76 games · scores 47% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening9%8 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening1%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 b6 3.Bg2 Bb7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense44%15 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense44%15 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense6%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game58%19 games · scores 39% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense42%14 games · scores 36% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
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