Jonathan Penrose's chess openings
🇦🇺 AustraliaFIDE 1952425 games
Jonathan Penrose, from Australia, has 425 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Jonathan Penrose most often opens with 1.e4 (92% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White235 games · +94 =105 −36 · 62%
As Black190 games · +55 =88 −47 · 52%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening92%216 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening6%14 games · scores 61% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.c4 English Opening2%4 games · scores 75% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense55%49 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game27%24 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense7%6 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense70%48 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game17%12 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 a6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense10%7 games · scores 79% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
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