Mark Josse's chess openings
CM🏴 EnglandFIDE 2107663 games
Mark Josse, Candidate Master from England, has 663 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Mark Josse most often opens with 1.e4 (37% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White332 games · +105 =57 −170 · 40%
As Black331 games · +120 =47 −164 · 43%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening37%122 games · scores 39% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
- 1.c4 English Opening36%120 games · scores 41% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening22%74 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense49%84 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game29%50 games · scores 34% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
- 1...e6 French Defense21%37 games · scores 51% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game62%64 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense35%36 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense3%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 d5 3.Nc3 a6
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