Declan Smith's chess openings
CM🇦🇺 AustraliaFIDE 200426 games
Declan Smith, Candidate Master from Australia, has 26 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Declan Smith most often opens with 1.e4 (92% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White12 games · +5 =2 −5 · 50%
As Black14 games · +3 =4 −7 · 36%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening92%11 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening8%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense63%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense38%3 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
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