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Josiah P Stearman's chess openings

IM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 2461886 games

Josiah P Stearman, International Master from United States, has 886 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Josiah P Stearman most often opens with 1.e4 (57% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.

As White439 games · +169 =149 −121 · 55%
As Black447 games · +175 =137 −135 · 54%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening57%
    250 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening31%
    137 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  3. 1.c4 English Opening8%
    36 games · scores 60% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense70%
    128 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...e5 Open Game24%
    44 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6
  3. 1...d6 Pirc Defense2%
    4 games · scores 88% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...d5 Closed Game49%
    78 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense49%
    78 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
  3. 1...d61%
    2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.c4 e5 3.d5 f5

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