Ben Sheahan's chess openings
🇮🇪 IrelandFIDE 208851 games
Ben Sheahan, from Ireland, has 51 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ben Sheahan most often opens with 1.d4 (96% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...e6.
As White26 games · +10 =8 −8 · 54%
As Black25 games · +4 =9 −12 · 34%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening96%25 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 e6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening4%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.b3 e6 3.Bb2 c5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense100%16 games · scores 34% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense60%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense40%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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