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Jon S Speelman's chess openings

Peak rating 250417 games

Jon S Speelman has 17 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Jon S Speelman most often opens with 1.Nf3 (89% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...e6.

As White9 games · +8 =1 −0 · 94%
As Black8 games · +5 =2 −1 · 75%

As White

  1. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening89%
    8 games · scores 94% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.d3 Bb7
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening11%
    1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense100%
    4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...e6 Horwitz Defense100%
    4 games · scores 88% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c3 d5

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