Matthew Simmons's chess openings
CMJCIFIDE 205476 games
Matthew Simmons, Candidate Master, has 76 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Matthew Simmons most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White40 games · +11 =11 −18 · 41%
As Black36 games · +9 =8 −19 · 36%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%40 games · scores 41% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense42%8 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense37%7 games · scores 36% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense16%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense56%5 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e5
- 1...d5 Closed Game44%4 games · scores 13% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5
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