Donald Johnson's chess openings
FM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 2241355 games
Donald Johnson, FIDE Master from United States, has 355 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Donald Johnson most often opens with 1.e4 (91% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White171 games · +56 =33 −82 · 42%
As Black184 games · +57 =31 −96 · 39%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening91%156 games · scores 41% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening4%6 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
- 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack3%5 games · scores 70% · main line 1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense65%60 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game31%29 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense1%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense90%53 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game3%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Nf3 g6
- 1...c62%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
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