Jonathan P Nelson's chess openings
FM🏴 EnglandFIDE 2113222 games
Jonathan P Nelson, FIDE Master from England, has 222 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Jonathan P Nelson most often opens with 1.e4 (77% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White99 games · +41 =25 −33 · 54%
As Black123 games · +31 =54 −38 · 47%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening77%76 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening17%17 games · scores 41% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 e6
- 1.c4 English Opening4%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 e6 3.Bg2 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense33%19 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...e6 French Defense31%18 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense22%13 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense70%33 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d619%9 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.c4 Nd7 3.Nc3 e5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense9%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.e4 d6
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