Jonathan S Speelman's chess openings
GM🏴 EnglandFIDE 24951,141 games
Jonathan S Speelman, Grandmaster from England, has 1,141 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Jonathan S Speelman most often opens with 1.Nf3 (33% 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 White556 games · +198 =299 −59 · 63%
As Black585 games · +148 =323 −114 · 53%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening33%183 games · scores 65% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening33%181 games · scores 61% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening20%113 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense46%132 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense21%61 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense17%50 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense57%111 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d615%30 games · scores 37% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...d5 Closed Game12%24 games · scores 48% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 Nc6
Playing Jonathan S Speelman soon?
ChessPrep shows every line Jonathan S Speelman plays as White and as Black, where they score worst, and how your own openings cover them — then drills your answers.
Prepare in ChessPrep