John Kelly's chess openings
8 games
John Kelly has 8 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, John Kelly most often opens with 1.d4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White2 games · +0 =1 −1 · 25%
As Black6 games · +0 =2 −4 · 17%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening100%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense50%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense25%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense25%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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