Degraeve, JM's chess openings
GM🇫🇷 FranceFIDE 24931,003 games
Degraeve, JM, Grandmaster from France, has 1,003 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Degraeve, JM most often opens with 1.e4 (99% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White535 games · +291 =181 −63 · 71%
As Black468 games · +185 =188 −95 · 60%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening99%528 games · scores 71% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening1%6 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1.c4 English Opening0%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense34%82 games · scores 68% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense25%60 games · scores 65% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
- 1...e5 Open Game20%48 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Bc5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense59%101 games · scores 64% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d616%28 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
- 1...d5 Closed Game13%23 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c5 3.cxd5 Qxd5
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