Mark J Smith's chess openings
🏴 ScotlandFIDE 151435 games
Mark J Smith, from Scotland, has 35 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Mark J Smith most often opens with 1.e4 (94% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...e6.
As White18 games · +3 =6 −9 · 33%
As Black17 games · +1 =4 −12 · 18%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening94%17 games · scores 32% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening6%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.f4 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game56%5 games · scores 10% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense44%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense83%5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 b6
- 1...d5 Closed Game17%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 Bg4
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