Mestel, J's chess openings
GM🏴 EnglandFIDE 241771 games
Mestel, J, Grandmaster from England, has 71 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Mestel, J most often opens with 1.c4 (78% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White36 games · +14 =17 −5 · 63%
As Black35 games · +12 =14 −9 · 54%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening78%28 games · scores 64% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening19%7 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening3%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 c6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense95%18 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense5%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense79%11 games · scores 41% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d614%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense7%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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