Prepare against Jonathan Chen

FM · United States · World #7,496 classical · FIDE ID 30919878

Our database contains 139 games by Jonathan Chen, covering Dec 2015 to Aug 2026. Below you'll find Jonathan Chen's most-played openings with White and Black, career performance record, notable wins and top events — everything you need to scout Jonathan Chen before a game. You can open the same data in the free interactive preparation workstation, which builds a move-by-move opening tree from every game.

Ratings

Performance record

Move-by-move preparation stats

Straight from the preparation tree built over all of Jonathan Chen's games — the same tree the interactive prep board lets you walk to any depth. Scores are from Jonathan Chen's side.

First moves as White (71 games)

Main lines as White

• 1.d4 — 97% of White games, 49.3% score
  • …Nf6 (61% of these games) — Chen usually continues c4 (50.0% score)
  • …d5 (23% of these games) — Chen usually continues c4 (43.8% score)
  • …e6 (6% of these games) — Chen usually continues c4 (37.5% score)
• 1.e4 — 3% of White games, 100.0% score
  • …c5 (100% of these games) — Chen usually continues c3 (100.0% score)

As Black against 1.e4 (28 games)

As Black against 1.d4 (22 games)

Jonathan Chen's chess games

All 139 games by Jonathan Chen in the Chess.ceo database (Dec 2015 - Aug 2026) are free to browse, search and replay: filter by opening, opponent, event or date on the player page, or step through any game on the analysis board. Record: 43 wins, 50 draws, 46 losses.

Openings as White

Openings as Black

Notable wins

Top events

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find Jonathan Chen's chess games?

139 games by Jonathan Chen, from Dec 2015 to Aug 2026, are free to browse and replay move by move — no signup needed. The preparation view groups them into an opening tree showing every line Jonathan Chen has played.

What does Jonathan Chen play on the first move as White?

Across 71 games with White in our database, Jonathan Chen opens with 1.d4 (97% of games), 1.e4 (3% of games). Against 1.e4 as Black, Jonathan Chen answers 1...c6 (68% of games), 1...c5 (18% of games), 1...e6 (7% of games). Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 (77% of games), 1...d5 (18% of games), 1...f5 (5% of games).

What openings does Jonathan Chen play as White?

As White, Jonathan Chen's most-played openings in our database are: Indian Defense (16 games, 37.5% win rate); King's Indian Defense (8 games, 37.5% win rate); Nimzo-Indian: Classical Variation (8 games, 25.0% win rate). The full breakdown of 71 games with White is in the table above.

What openings does Jonathan Chen play as Black?

As Black, Jonathan Chen most often plays: Caro-Kann: Advance Variation (8 games, 0.0% win rate); Slav Defense (6 games, 0.0% win rate); Catalan (6 games, 66.7% win rate). See the table above for the top ten Black openings across 68 games.

What is Jonathan Chen's FIDE rating?

Jonathan Chen is currently rated 2,215 in classical chess, 2,193 in rapid and 2,007 in blitz. Peak classical rating: 2,302 (Oct 2021).

How many games has Jonathan Chen played?

Our database contains 139 games by Jonathan Chen, covering Dec 2015 to Aug 2026. Overall record: 43 wins, 50 draws, 46 losses (30.9% win rate).

How do I prepare against Jonathan Chen?

139 games by Jonathan Chen reveal their opening repertoire, most-played lines, and the variations where they score worst — the raw material for targeted preparation. The interactive opening tree lets you walk every line to any depth.

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