Jos Smalec's chess openings
🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 169925 games
Jos Smalec, from United States, has 25 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Jos Smalec most often opens with 1.e4 (93% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White15 games · +6 =2 −7 · 47%
As Black10 games · +2 =0 −8 · 20%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening93%14 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening7%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.e3 Bg4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense67%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nc6
- 1...e5 Open Game33%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 Qe7
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game100%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nf3 dxc4
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