Brandon Jacobson's chess openings
GM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 26271,806 games
Brandon Jacobson, Grandmaster from United States, has 1,806 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Brandon Jacobson most often opens with 1.d4 (49% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White912 games · +489 =193 −230 · 64%
As Black894 games · +395 =190 −309 · 55%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening49%445 games · scores 65% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening23%204 games · scores 68% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.c4 e6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening21%187 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense59%257 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game28%120 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense8%36 games · scores 39% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense71%214 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game19%58 games · scores 47% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense7%20 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
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