Ben D Savage's chess openings
FM🏴 EnglandFIDE 2273144 games
Ben D Savage, FIDE Master from England, has 144 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ben D Savage most often opens with 1.d4 (49% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White72 games · +23 =30 −19 · 53%
As Black72 games · +12 =31 −29 · 38%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening49%35 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening28%20 games · scores 65% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening15%11 games · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 e6 3.d4 c5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense51%19 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game32%12 games · scores 13% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense16%6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%11 games · scores 41% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
- 1...d5 Closed Game41%9 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense9%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.c4 d6
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