Vernon A Small's chess openings
IM🇳🇿 New ZealandFIDE 2313196 games
Vernon A Small, International Master from New Zealand, has 196 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Vernon A Small most often opens with 1.e4 (83% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White99 games · +32 =48 −19 · 57%
As Black97 games · +26 =48 −23 · 52%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening83%82 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening8%8 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening8%8 games · scores 56% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%52 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense89%31 games · scores 47% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game9%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense3%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
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