Ben Thomas's chess openings
🏴 WalesFIDE 1939107 games
Ben Thomas, from Wales, has 107 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ben Thomas most often opens with 1.e4 (88% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...b6, the Owen's Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White52 games · +22 =7 −23 · 49%
As Black55 games · +18 =8 −29 · 40%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening88%45 games · scores 49% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening12%6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...b6 Owen's Defense31%9 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 b6 2.d4 Bb7 3.Nc3 e6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense28%8 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game21%6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense55%12 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...b6 English Defense36%8 games · scores 19% · main line 1.d4 b6 2.c4 Bb7 3.Nc3 e6
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense5%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bf4 d6
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