Ben Simpson's chess openings
🏴 EnglandFIDE 191928 games
Ben Simpson, from England, has 28 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ben Simpson most often opens with 1.d4 (62% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White13 games · +4 =1 −8 · 35%
As Black15 games · +6 =2 −7 · 47%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening62%8 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening38%5 games · scores 20% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense71%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7
- 1...e5 Open Game29%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
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