John Tabatabai's chess openings
🏴 WalesFIDE 204820 games
John Tabatabai, from Wales, has 20 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, John Tabatabai most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White11 games · +3 =3 −5 · 41%
As Black9 games · +0 =3 −6 · 17%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%11 games · scores 41% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense80%4 games · scores 13% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game20%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 c5
Playing John Tabatabai soon?
ChessPrep shows every line John Tabatabai plays as White and as Black, where they score worst, and how your own openings cover them — then drills your answers.
Prepare in ChessPrep