Benjamin Matthes's chess openings
🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 196644 games
Benjamin Matthes, from Germany, has 44 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Benjamin Matthes most often opens with 1.e4 (96% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White25 games · +8 =7 −10 · 46%
As Black19 games · +4 =5 −10 · 34%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening96%24 games · scores 48% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening4%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 e6 3.e3 b6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%8 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game88%7 games · scores 21% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense13%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d5 3.cxd5 Nxd5
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