Jack James's chess openings
CM🇳🇿 New ZealandFIDE 205033 games
Jack James, Candidate Master from New Zealand, has 33 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Jack James most often opens with 1.e4 (94% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White16 games · +7 =2 −7 · 50%
As Black17 games · +5 =5 −7 · 44%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening94%15 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 g6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening6%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game75%6 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense13%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense13%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game43%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense29%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4
- 1...d629%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nd7 3.c4 e5
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