John Z Abraham's chess openings
🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 2033194 games
John Z Abraham, from United States, has 194 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, John Z Abraham most often opens with 1.d4 (47% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White99 games · +53 =10 −36 · 59%
As Black95 games · +27 =11 −57 · 34%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening47%46 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1.c4 English Opening31%30 games · scores 62% · main line 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.g3 g6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening21%21 games · scores 64% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense98%48 games · scores 41% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense2%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense79%23 games · scores 26% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense17%5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game3%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
Playing John Z Abraham soon?
ChessPrep shows every line John Z Abraham plays as White and as Black, where they score worst, and how your own openings cover them — then drills your answers.
Prepare in ChessPrep