Pope John Paul II's chess openings
10 games
Pope John Paul II has 10 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Pope John Paul II most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White4 games · +1 =0 −3 · 25%
As Black6 games · +1 =2 −3 · 33%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game40%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense40%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense20%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5
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