John Madsen's chess openings
Peak rating 226569 games
John Madsen has 69 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, John Madsen most often opens with 1.d4 (48% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White33 games · +11 =9 −13 · 47%
As Black36 games · +11 =10 −15 · 44%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening48%16 games · scores 47% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening39%13 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
- 1.Nc3 Van Geet Opening6%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.Nc3 d5 2.e4 d4 3.Nce2 e5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense29%6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense24%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.c4 e5 3.d4 Bb4+
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense19%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game36%4 games · scores 13% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense18%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 c5
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense18%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5 e6
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