Joe Assaad's chess openings
CM🇱🇧 LebanonFIDE 2222189 games
Joe Assaad, Candidate Master from Lebanon, has 189 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Joe Assaad most often opens with 1.e4 (85% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...Nf6, the Alekhine's Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...f5.
As White95 games · +60 =13 −22 · 70%
As Black94 games · +53 =14 −27 · 64%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening85%81 games · scores 71% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening7%7 games · scores 64% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 b6 3.Nc3 Bb7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening2%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense43%20 games · scores 93% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
- 1...e6 French Defense24%11 games · scores 68% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
- 1...e5 Open Game15%7 games · scores 71% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense52%16 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense26%8 games · scores 69% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense16%5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 b6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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