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Kenneth R Smith's chess openings

🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 237021 games

Kenneth R Smith, from United States, has 21 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Kenneth R Smith most often opens with 1.e4 (89% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.

As White9 games · +2 =2 −5 · 33%
As Black12 games · +2 =1 −9 · 21%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening89%
    8 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening11%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d5 3.Nc3 g6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...e5 Open Game50%
    2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nxe4
  2. 1...e6 French Defense25%
    1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
  3. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense25%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...d5 Closed Game67%
    2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense33%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4

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