Players / gmbenjaminfinegold
GM Ben Finegold's openings
Chess.com: gmbenjaminfinegold · Blitz 2805 · Bullet 2604 · Rapid 2475
From 168 games played on Chess.com between Sep 5, 2026 and Nov 8, 2026: Ben Finegold scored 93% (153 wins, 5 draws, 10 losses). With White, Ben Finegold opens 1.e4 in 36% of games.
As White: first move
- 1.e4: 26 games (36%), scores 94%
- 1.d4: 24 games (33%), scores 98%
- 1.b3: 16 games (22%), scores 88%
- 1.c4: 3 games (4%), scores 67%
- 1.Nf3: 2 games (3%), scores 100%
As White: openings
- Nimzowitsch Larsen Attack: 15 games (21%), scores 87%
- Sicilian Defense: 7 games (10%), scores 100%
- Queens Gambit: 7 games (10%), scores 100%
- Bishops Opening: 6 games (8%), scores 100%
- Nimzo Indian Defense: 5 games (7%), scores 90%
- Modern Defense: 3 games (4%), scores 100%
- Caro Kann Defense: 3 games (4%), scores 83%
- English Opening: 3 games (4%), scores 67%
As Black: against 1.e4
- 1...c5: 25 games (48%), scores 86%
- 1...e5: 12 games (23%), scores 100%
- 1...e6: 9 games (17%), scores 89%
- 1...c6: 6 games (12%), scores 67%
As Black: against 1.d4
- 1...d5: 9 games (53%), scores 100%
- 1...e5: 3 games (18%), scores 100%
- 1...Nf6: 3 games (18%), scores 100%
- 1...c5: 2 games (12%), scores 75%
As Black: openings
- Sicilian Defense: 17 games (18%), scores 79%
- French Defense: 9 games (9%), scores 89%
- Queens Pawn Opening: 8 games (8%), scores 100%
- Alapin Sicilian Defense: 8 games (8%), scores 88%
- Queens Gambit: 5 games (5%), scores 80%
- Caro Kann Defense: 4 games (4%), scores 100%
- Nimzowitsch Defense: 4 games (4%), scores 100%
- Petrovs Defense: 4 games (4%), scores 100%