John Duneas's chess openings
FM🇳🇿 New ZealandFIDE 1985251 games
John Duneas, FIDE Master from New Zealand, has 251 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, John Duneas most often opens with 1.d4 (98% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...e6.
As White126 games · +39 =21 −66 · 39%
As Black125 games · +39 =19 −67 · 39%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening98%122 games · scores 39% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening2%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
- 1.c4 English Opening1%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.cxd5 exd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense69%41 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...e5 Open Game19%11 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nge7
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense12%7 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense57%25 games · scores 30% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...d5 Closed Game39%17 games · scores 68% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense5%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
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