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GM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 25343,104 games

Jaan Ehlvest, Grandmaster from United States, has 3,104 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Jaan Ehlvest most often opens with 1.e4 (51% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White1,585 games · +756 =524 −305 · 64%
As Black1,519 games · +563 =543 −413 · 55%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening51%
    758 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening29%
    429 games · scores 66% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
  3. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening10%
    154 games · scores 62% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense48%
    326 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...e5 Open Game19%
    132 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
  3. 1...g6 Modern Defense14%
    98 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense68%
    365 games · scores 53% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game18%
    97 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 1...g6 Modern Defense9%
    47 games · scores 53% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.c4 d6

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