John James's chess openings
11 games
John James has 11 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, John James most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White5 games · +3 =0 −2 · 60%
As Black6 games · +1 =0 −5 · 17%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game75%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense25%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.Qf3 Nc6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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