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Joel Marcus's chess openings

🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 18716 games

Joel Marcus, from United States, has 6 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Joel Marcus 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...d6.

As White4 games · +1 =1 −2 · 38%
As Black2 games · +1 =1 −0 · 75%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening100%
    4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Bf4 c5

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...d6 Pirc Defense100%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...d6100%
    1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bg5 g6

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