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Jim H Dean's chess openings

FM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 213693 games

Jim H Dean, FIDE Master from United States, has 93 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Jim H Dean most often opens with 1.d4 (78% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.

As White50 games · +19 =17 −14 · 55%
As Black43 games · +10 =11 −22 · 36%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening78%
    39 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  2. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening22%
    11 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense77%
    20 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
  2. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense19%
    5 games · scores 10% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
  3. 1...e5 Open Game4%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 Bc5

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...d5 Closed Game56%
    5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7
  2. 1...f5 Dutch Defense33%
    3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
  3. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense11%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6

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