J R. Smith's chess openings
Peak rating 222521 games
J R. Smith has 21 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, J R. Smith most often opens with 1.e4 (60% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...e6.
As White10 games · +2 =5 −3 · 45%
As Black11 games · +3 =2 −6 · 36%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening60%6 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
- 1.c4 English Opening40%4 games · scores 75% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.cxd5 exd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense100%8 games · scores 31% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense50%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.e5 c5
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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