Ethan Samuels's chess openings
🇿🇦 South AfricaFIDE 205340 games
Ethan Samuels, from South Africa, has 40 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ethan Samuels most often opens with 1.d4 (72% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White18 games · +9 =2 −7 · 56%
As Black22 games · +6 =8 −8 · 45%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening72%13 games · scores 65% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 d5 3.e3 c5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening17%3 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nc6
- 1.Nc3 Van Geet Opening11%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.Nc3 d5 2.d4 Bf5 3.Bf4 c5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense67%8 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense17%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense17%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game50%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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