Paul S Spiller's chess openings
CM🇳🇿 New ZealandFIDE 181879 games
Paul S Spiller, Candidate Master from New Zealand, has 79 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Paul S Spiller most often opens with 1.f4 (55% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...c5.
As White47 games · +14 =17 −16 · 48%
As Black32 games · +5 =11 −16 · 33%
As White
- 1.f4 Bird's Opening55%26 games · scores 50% · main line 1.f4 e5 2.fxe5 d6 3.exd6 Bxd6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening43%20 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 c5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening2%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense56%10 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense28%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense11%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 g6 3.Bc4 Bg7
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense33%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 e5 3.c4 d6
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense33%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.Bg5 Nf6 3.Bxf6 exf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense22%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4
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