John S Burke's chess openings
GM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 256947 games
John S Burke, Grandmaster from United States, has 47 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, John S Burke most often opens with 1.d4 (76% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White21 games · +7 =3 −11 · 40%
As Black26 games · +3 =5 −18 · 21%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening76%16 games · scores 53% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening24%5 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense69%11 games · scores 32% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game25%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense6%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%7 games · scores 14% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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