Robert W Smith's chess openings
FM🇳🇿 New ZealandFIDE 2093726 games
Robert W Smith, FIDE Master from New Zealand, has 726 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Robert W Smith most often opens with 1.e4 (75% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White353 games · +132 =135 −86 · 57%
As Black373 games · +136 =123 −114 · 53%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening75%265 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening13%46 games · scores 47% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 e6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening9%31 games · scores 66% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense58%109 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense20%38 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense12%22 games · scores 48% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense86%113 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game9%12 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense3%4 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
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