Robert W Smith's chess openings
FM🇳🇿 New ZealandFIDE 209340 games
Robert W Smith, FIDE Master from New Zealand, has 40 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Robert W Smith most often opens with 1.e4 (72% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White18 games · +6 =5 −7 · 47%
As Black22 games · +9 =6 −7 · 55%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening72%13 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening11%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 e6 2.d3 d5 3.Nbd2 Nf6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening11%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense63%5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense25%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense13%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense80%8 games · scores 69% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game20%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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