J Steven Kelly's chess openings
🏴 ScotlandFIDE 191815 games
J Steven Kelly, from Scotland, has 15 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, J Steven Kelly most often opens with 1.d4 (57% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White7 games · +1 =3 −3 · 36%
As Black8 games · +2 =2 −4 · 38%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening57%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening43%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense67%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense33%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game50%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 e6
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