Sam A Schmakel's chess openings
IM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 245049 games
Sam A Schmakel, International Master from United States, has 49 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Sam A Schmakel most often opens with 1.d4 (67% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...f5.
As White24 games · +11 =4 −9 · 54%
As Black25 games · +6 =6 −13 · 36%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening67%16 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening29%7 games · scores 71% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening4%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game70%7 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense30%3 games · scores 83% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense55%6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 d6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense45%5 games · scores 20% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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