John Cope's chess openings
14 games
John Cope has 14 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, John Cope most often opens with 1.e4 (83% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White6 games · +3 =0 −3 · 50%
As Black8 games · +4 =2 −2 · 63%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening83%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening17%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nf3 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%4 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
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