Justin Paul's chess openings
FM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 2323287 games
Justin Paul, FIDE Master from United States, has 287 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Justin Paul most often opens with 1.e4 (72% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White147 games · +57 =34 −56 · 50%
As Black140 games · +54 =23 −63 · 47%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening72%105 games · scores 51% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening18%27 games · scores 44% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.b3 g6 3.Bb2 Bg7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening8%12 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game52%32 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense19%12 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense19%12 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense78%40 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game22%11 games · scores 36% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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