Neil Samant's chess openings
🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 212688 games
Neil Samant, from United States, has 88 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Neil Samant most often opens with 1.e4 (98% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White42 games · +19 =5 −18 · 51%
As Black46 games · +16 =7 −23 · 42%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening98%41 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening2%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 b6 3.Bg2 Bb7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense78%18 games · scores 39% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game17%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense4%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%15 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 e6
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