Mark Smits's chess openings
FM🇳🇱 NetherlandsFIDE 2144164 games
Mark Smits, FIDE Master from Netherlands, has 164 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Mark Smits most often opens with 1.e4 (97% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White86 games · +39 =15 −32 · 54%
As Black78 games · +26 =16 −36 · 44%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening97%83 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening3%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game69%29 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nge7
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense31%13 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%24 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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