Steven J Szpisjak's chess openings
🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 189382 games
Steven J Szpisjak, from United States, has 82 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Steven J Szpisjak most often opens with 1.e4 (45% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White44 games · +18 =11 −15 · 53%
As Black38 games · +13 =9 −16 · 46%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening45%20 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.c4 English Opening25%11 games · scores 36% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening20%9 games · scores 61% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense28%5 games · scores 20% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense17%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1...e6 French Defense17%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%7 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Bb4+
- 1...d5 Closed Game21%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 c6 3.c4 Nf6
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense14%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6
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