A Jonathan Mestel's chess openings
GM🏴 EnglandFIDE 2417621 games
A Jonathan Mestel, Grandmaster from England, has 621 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, A Jonathan Mestel most often opens with 1.e4 (79% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White326 games · +147 =117 −62 · 63%
As Black295 games · +108 =82 −105 · 51%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening79%257 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.c4 English Opening15%49 games · scores 70% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening3%11 games · scores 73% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense81%107 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game5%7 games · scores 29% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...e6 French Defense5%6 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense73%61 games · scores 46% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...g6 Modern Defense12%10 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1...d67%6 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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