Jonathan Rowson's chess openings
GM🏴 ScotlandFIDE 2524766 games
Jonathan Rowson, Grandmaster from Scotland, has 766 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Jonathan Rowson most often opens with 1.e4 (56% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White405 games · +213 =128 −64 · 68%
As Black361 games · +126 =156 −79 · 57%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening56%225 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening40%162 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.c4 English Opening3%12 games · scores 54% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 a6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense79%143 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6
- 1...e5 Open Game7%13 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense6%10 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense87%98 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game10%11 games · scores 64% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense4%4 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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