Richard Smith's chess openings
23 games
Richard Smith has 23 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Richard Smith most often opens with 1.e4 (54% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White13 games · +7 =2 −4 · 62%
As Black10 games · +1 =3 −6 · 25%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening54%7 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nc3 Nc6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening31%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening8%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.Nf3 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%5 games · scores 20% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
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