Jiraan Braaf's chess openings
🇿🇦 South AfricaFIDE 188036 games
Jiraan Braaf, from South Africa, has 36 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Jiraan Braaf most often opens with 1.e4 (75% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White20 games · +5 =6 −9 · 40%
As Black16 games · +5 =3 −8 · 41%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening75%15 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening20%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Bf4 Nf6
- 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack5%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.b3 Nf6 2.Bb2 e6 3.e3 b6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game50%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense33%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense17%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense83%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
- 1...d5 Closed Game17%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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