Benedict A Smail's chess openings
🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 20781,130 games
Benedict A Smail, from United States, has 1,130 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Benedict A Smail most often opens with 1.d4 (82% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White563 games · +232 =50 −281 · 46%
As Black567 games · +189 =57 −321 · 38%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening82%451 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening18%98 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense98%254 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game1%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...e6 French Defense0%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense99%173 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game1%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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