Nelson, Ja's chess openings
🇿🇦 South AfricaFIDE 193828 games
Nelson, Ja, from South Africa, has 28 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nelson, Ja most often opens with 1.e4 (43% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White14 games · +5 =3 −6 · 46%
As Black14 games · +6 =3 −5 · 54%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening43%6 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening43%6 games · scores 75% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 b6 3.Bg2 Bb7
- 1.f4 Bird's Opening7%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.f4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.b3 g6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense25%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense25%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense25%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense43%3 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5
- 1...d629%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.c4 Nd7 3.Nc3 e5
- 1...d5 Closed Game14%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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