Simon Smith's chess openings
🏴 EnglandFIDE 194849 games
Simon Smith, from England, has 49 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Simon Smith most often opens with 1.d4 (77% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White26 games · +13 =9 −4 · 67%
As Black23 games · +13 =1 −9 · 59%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening77%20 games · scores 65% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening12%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
- 1.c4 English Opening12%3 games · scores 100% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.e4 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game62%8 games · scores 88% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense31%4 games · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense8%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense75%6 games · scores 8% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
- 1...d5 Closed Game13%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...c613%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bg5 h6
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