Jovanka Houska's chess openings
IM🏴 EnglandFIDE 22931,497 games
Jovanka Houska, International Master from England, has 1,497 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Jovanka Houska most often opens with 1.d4 (62% 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 White721 games · +302 =225 −194 · 57%
As Black776 games · +292 =230 −254 · 52%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening62%446 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening35%249 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening3%24 games · scores 65% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense77%325 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense13%55 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Nxd5
- 1...e5 Open Game7%29 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game87%189 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense13%29 games · scores 53% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
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