John Schell's chess openings
Peak rating 216515 games
John Schell has 15 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, John Schell most often opens with 1.d4 (88% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White8 games · +4 =1 −3 · 56%
As Black7 games · +2 =2 −3 · 43%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening88%7 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 e6 3.Nf3 c5
- 1.c4 English Opening13%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Nc3 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense100%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 Nc6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game100%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 c5
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