Smith, BG's chess openings
GM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 237346 games
Smith, BG, Grandmaster from United States, has 46 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Smith, BG most often opens with 1.e4 (73% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White26 games · +13 =6 −7 · 62%
As Black20 games · +6 =6 −8 · 45%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening73%19 games · scores 71% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening19%5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1.c4 English Opening8%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense77%10 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense15%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 d6 3.f4 e5
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense8%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.exd5 Nxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense60%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense40%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 c5
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