John Stark's chess openings
CM🇳🇿 New ZealandFIDE 2027199 games
John Stark, Candidate Master from New Zealand, has 199 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, John Stark most often opens with 1.c4 (53% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White101 games · +42 =15 −44 · 49%
As Black98 games · +28 =18 −52 · 38%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening53%54 games · scores 46% · main line 1.c4 c6 2.e4 d5 3.cxd5 cxd5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening23%23 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening12%12 games · scores 54% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense60%26 games · scores 21% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense40%17 games · scores 65% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense72%21 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense21%6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...c63%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 c6 2.e4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
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