Graeme Spain's chess openings
🇳🇿 New ZealandFIDE 2124149 games
Graeme Spain, from New Zealand, has 149 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Graeme Spain most often opens with 1.e4 (99% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d5, the Scandinavian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White85 games · +38 =25 −22 · 59%
As Black64 games · +17 =19 −28 · 41%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening99%84 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3
- 1.f4 Bird's Opening1%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense93%27 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense3%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
- 1...e5 Open Game3%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nd7
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game64%16 games · scores 31% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 dxc4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense20%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense16%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6
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