Players / jansmeets
GM Jan Smeets's openings
Chess.com: jansmeets · Blitz 2905 · Bullet 3034 · Rapid 2587
From 228 games played on Chess.com between Jul 27, 2025 and Feb 3, 2026: Jan Smeets scored 57% (121 wins, 20 draws, 87 losses). With White, Jan Smeets opens 1.d4 in 34% of games.
As White: first move
- 1.d4: 38 games (34%), scores 58%
- 1.e4: 36 games (32%), scores 54%
- 1.c4: 23 games (20%), scores 59%
- 1.Nf3: 9 games (8%), scores 72%
- 1.b3: 2 games (2%), scores 50%
As White: openings
- English Opening: 22 games (19%), scores 57%
- Queens Gambit: 13 games (12%), scores 73%
- Sicilian Defense: 9 games (8%), scores 44%
- Trompowsky Attack: 9 games (8%), scores 56%
- French Defense: 9 games (8%), scores 67%
- Queens Pawn Opening: 5 games (4%), scores 50%
- Caro Kann Defense: 5 games (4%), scores 60%
- Kings Indian Defense: 4 games (4%), scores 25%
As Black: against 1.e4
- 1...d6: 10 games (31%), scores 70%
- 1...e6: 8 games (25%), scores 56%
- 1...d5: 8 games (25%), scores 56%
- 1...c6: 6 games (19%), scores 100%
As Black: against 1.d4
- 1...e6: 16 games (48%), scores 50%
- 1...Nf6: 10 games (30%), scores 55%
- 1...d5: 5 games (15%), scores 40%
- 1...b5: 2 games (6%), scores 50%
As Black: openings
- French Defense: 12 games (10%), scores 58%
- Modern Defense: 10 games (9%), scores 80%
- Queens Pawn Opening: 9 games (8%), scores 89%
- Sicilian Defense: 8 games (7%), scores 25%
- Scandinavian Defense: 8 games (7%), scores 56%
- Reti Opening: 7 games (6%), scores 57%
- Indian Game: 6 games (5%), scores 50%
- Queens Gambit: 5 games (4%), scores 60%