Simpson, R's chess openings
Peak rating 231451 games
Simpson, R has 51 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Simpson, R most often opens with 1.e4 (37% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White27 games · +9 =5 −13 · 43%
As Black24 games · +8 =4 −12 · 42%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening37%10 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d3 c5 3.Nf3 Nc6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening30%8 games · scores 44% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6
- 1.c4 English Opening30%8 games · scores 31% · main line 1.c4 g6 2.Nf3 Bg7 3.d4 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense41%7 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense35%6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5
- 1...e5 Open Game24%4 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 Bc5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense57%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense29%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5 d5
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense14%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 Nf6 3.c4 b5
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