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Prepare against Jacques Kolly

FM · CHE · World #5,414 classical · FIDE ID 1302183

Our database contains 134 games by Jacques Kolly, covering Apr 2003 to Aug 2026. Below you'll find Jacques Kolly's most-played openings with White and Black, career performance record, notable wins and top events — everything you need to scout Jacques Kolly 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

Time controlCurrentPeakPeak date
Classical2,2622,321Oct 2007
Rapid2,1922,293Jul 2017
Blitz2,1582,292Aug 2012

Performance record

SplitGamesWinsDrawsLossesWin rate
Overall13451245938.1%
As White6925123236.2%
As Black6526122740.0%

Move-by-move preparation stats

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

First moves as White (69 games)

MoveGamesSharePlayer score
d46695.7%43.9%
c434.3%66.7%

Main lines as White

As Black against 1.e4 (29 games)

MoveGamesSharePlayer score
e629100.0%62.1%

As Black against 1.d4 (21 games)

MoveGamesSharePlayer score
d52095.2%42.5%
e614.8%0.0%

Jacques Kolly's chess games

All 134 games by Jacques Kolly in the Chess.ceo database (Apr 2003 - 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: 51 wins, 24 draws, 59 losses.

Openings as White

ECOOpeningGamesW/D/LWin rate
E31Nimzo-Indian: Leningrad Variation125/2/541.7%
A65King's Indian: Sämisch94/1/444.4%
D87Grünfeld Defense64/0/266.7%
D55Queen's Gambit Declined64/0/266.7%
D15Slav Defense62/0/433.3%
A57Benoni Defense60/1/50.0%
A50Indian Defense40/0/40.0%
A10English Opening21/0/150.0%
A52Budapest Defense20/2/00.0%
A42Modern Defense21/1/050.0%

Openings as Black

ECOOpeningGamesW/D/LWin rate
C12French: Classical Variation188/3/744.4%
A90Queen's Gambit Declined133/3/723.1%
A84Queen's Pawn Game93/2/433.3%
A07Réti Opening63/1/250.0%
C00King's Indian Attack52/1/240.0%
C06French: Tarrasch Variation43/1/075.0%
A13English Opening: Neo-Catalan31/0/233.3%
C00French Defense32/1/066.7%
A84Semi-Slav Defense11/0/0100.0%
A90Horwitz Defense10/0/10.0%

Notable wins

DateOpponentEloEventECO
Dec 1998Peter Horvath2,425Bern Ambassador OpenD31
Apr 2003Roger Moor2,405Lenk OpenD86
Jan 1995Markus Klauser2,345Lenk OpenA41
Apr 2012Andreas Huss2,30423rd Lenk OpenE31
Jan 1992Vincenzo Ciampi2,290Ticino OpenC00

Top events

EventYearGamesScoreTPR
Lenk Open2011179.52,335
Biel MTO Open2004164.52,107
chT-SUI20151552,258
Bern Ambassador Open2000146.52,276
59th Biel Blitz Open 20262026137.52,130
23rd Lenk Open201274.52,280
8th Lugano New Open201463.52,258
1st Bern Hotel Open2006642,265
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Frequently asked questions

Where can I find Jacques Kolly's chess games?

134 games by Jacques Kolly, from Apr 2003 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 Jacques Kolly has played.

What does Jacques Kolly play on the first move as White?

Across 69 games with White in our database, Jacques Kolly opens with 1.d4 (96% of games), 1.c4 (4% of games). Against 1.e4 as Black, Jacques Kolly answers 1...e6 (100% of games). Against 1.d4: 1...d5 (95% of games), 1...e6 (5% of games).

What openings does Jacques Kolly play as White?

As White, Jacques Kolly's most-played openings in our database are: Nimzo-Indian: Leningrad Variation (12 games, 41.7% win rate); King's Indian: Sämisch (9 games, 44.4% win rate); Grünfeld Defense (6 games, 66.7% win rate). The full breakdown of 69 games with White is in the table above.

What openings does Jacques Kolly play as Black?

As Black, Jacques Kolly most often plays: French: Classical Variation (18 games, 44.4% win rate); Queen's Gambit Declined (13 games, 23.1% win rate); Queen's Pawn Game (9 games, 33.3% win rate). See the table above for the top ten Black openings across 65 games.

What is Jacques Kolly's FIDE rating?

Jacques Kolly is currently rated 2,262 in classical chess, 2,192 in rapid and 2,158 in blitz. Peak classical rating: 2,321 (Oct 2007).

How many games has Jacques Kolly played?

Our database contains 134 games by Jacques Kolly, covering Apr 2003 to Aug 2026. Overall record: 51 wins, 24 draws, 59 losses (38.1% win rate).

How do I prepare against Jacques Kolly?

134 games by Jacques Kolly 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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