Lynda Smith's chess openings
WCM🏴 WalesFIDE 1792100 games
Lynda Smith, Woman Candidate Master from Wales, has 100 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Lynda Smith most often opens with 1.e4 (70% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...f5.
As White49 games · +10 =13 −26 · 34%
As Black51 games · +13 =13 −25 · 38%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening70%33 games · scores 32% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.f4 Bird's Opening26%12 games · scores 38% · main line 1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening2%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%25 games · scores 34% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense89%16 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6
- 1...d5 Closed Game11%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 f5
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