John Merriman's chess openings
FM🏴 EnglandFIDE 2220634 games
John Merriman, FIDE Master from England, has 634 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, John Merriman most often opens with 1.d4 (94% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White314 games · +131 =60 −123 · 51%
As Black320 games · +114 =52 −154 · 44%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening94%292 games · scores 51% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack5%17 games · scores 59% · main line 1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 c5 3.e3 Nc6
- 1.c4 English Opening0%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 Bb4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense96%132 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Be7
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense2%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 d5
- 1...e5 Open Game1%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense58%68 games · scores 35% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense40%47 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nf3 c5
- 1...d5 Closed Game2%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.e4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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