Bartholomew, J's chess openings
IM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 2446768 games
Bartholomew, J, International Master from United States, has 768 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Bartholomew, J most often opens with 1.d4 (54% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d5, the Scandinavian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White390 games · +185 =113 −92 · 62%
As Black378 games · +163 =98 −117 · 56%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening54%209 games · scores 65% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening25%97 games · scores 58% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening16%61 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense62%101 games · scores 65% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense22%36 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game10%16 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game72%99 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense17%23 games · scores 43% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
- 1...d67%10 games · scores 65% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
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