Jon S Speelman's chess openings
GM🏴 EnglandFIDE 249526 games
Jon S Speelman, Grandmaster from England, has 26 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Jon S Speelman most often opens with 1.d4 (50% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...e6.
As White12 games · +5 =5 −2 · 63%
As Black14 games · +8 =3 −3 · 68%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening50%6 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening50%6 games · scores 58% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense88%7 games · scores 79% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
- 1...e6 French Defense13%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense100%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 b6 3.Nc3 Bb7
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