Cavan Jacobs's chess openings
🇿🇦 South AfricaFIDE 187420 games
Cavan Jacobs, from South Africa, has 20 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Cavan Jacobs most often opens with 1.e4 (89% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White10 games · +4 =0 −6 · 40%
As Black10 games · +5 =0 −5 · 50%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening89%8 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Qxd4 Nc6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening11%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.Nf3 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.Nxd4 Nc6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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