Ben J Purton's chess openings
FM🏴 EnglandFIDE 2142154 games
Ben J Purton, FIDE Master from England, has 154 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ben J Purton most often opens with 1.e4 (82% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White82 games · +20 =34 −28 · 45%
As Black72 games · +22 =26 −24 · 49%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening82%67 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening13%11 games · scores 41% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 e6
- 1.Nc3 Van Geet Opening4%3 games · scores 83% · main line 1.Nc3 c5 2.e4 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense64%23 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense33%12 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game3%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense56%10 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game33%6 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense11%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
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