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John Healy's chess openings

🇮🇪 IrelandFIDE 192469 games

John Healy, from Ireland, has 69 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, John Healy most often opens with 1.e4 (71% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White31 games · +8 =9 −14 · 40%
As Black38 games · +8 =8 −22 · 32%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening71%
    22 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening13%
    4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 d6
  3. 1.c4 English Opening10%
    3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense95%
    20 games · scores 28% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6 3.c3 d5
  2. 1...e6 French Defense5%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense85%
    11 games · scores 36% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game15%
    2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.e3 e6

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