Jesse Kraai's chess openings
GM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 2372568 games
Jesse Kraai, Grandmaster from United States, has 568 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Jesse Kraai most often opens with 1.Nf3 (45% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White278 games · +134 =81 −63 · 63%
As Black290 games · +109 =83 −98 · 52%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening45%126 games · scores 63% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening40%110 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening10%29 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense67%98 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense18%26 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense12%18 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense63%66 games · scores 61% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense24%25 games · scores 36% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d613%14 games · scores 46% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.c4 e5 3.Nc3 exd4
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