Ruben Smekens's chess openings
🇧🇪 BelgiumFIDE 210243 games
Ruben Smekens, from Belgium, has 43 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ruben Smekens most often opens with 1.e4 (95% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White20 games · +8 =5 −7 · 53%
As Black23 games · +4 =6 −13 · 30%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening95%19 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack5%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 Bg4 3.Nf3 Nd7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense54%7 games · scores 7% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense38%5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game8%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4 Qh4+
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game100%5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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