Speelman, J's chess openings
GM🏴 EnglandFIDE 2495625 games
Speelman, J, Grandmaster from England, has 625 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Speelman, J most often opens with 1.Nf3 (53% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White282 games · +122 =125 −35 · 65%
As Black343 games · +98 =180 −65 · 55%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening53%147 games · scores 66% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening33%93 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6
- 1.c4 English Opening9%25 games · scores 54% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.d4 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense53%98 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
- 1...e6 French Defense27%50 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense14%25 games · scores 68% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense59%64 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense33%36 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...d66%6 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 g6 3.c4 Bg7
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