Jacob Sylvan's chess openings
IM🇩🇰 DenmarkFIDE 2317623 games
Jacob Sylvan, International Master from Denmark, has 623 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Jacob Sylvan most often opens with 1.e4 (72% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White307 games · +99 =117 −91 · 51%
As Black316 games · +87 =127 −102 · 48%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening72%220 games · scores 49% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening18%56 games · scores 62% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1.c4 English Opening7%22 games · scores 52% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense71%106 games · scores 48% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game19%29 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense4%6 games · scores 83% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense55%63 games · scores 48% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game39%44 games · scores 51% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense4%5 games · scores 20% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nf3 Nf6
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