Prepare against Stephen Jones

FM · Japan · World #28,918 classical · FIDE ID 2000970

Our database contains 66 games by Stephen Jones, covering Apr 2003 to Jul 2026. Below you'll find Stephen Jones's most-played openings with White and Black, career performance record, notable wins and top events — everything you need to scout Stephen Jones 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 Stephen Jones's games — the same tree the interactive prep board lets you walk to any depth. Scores are from Stephen Jones's side.

First moves as White (31 games)

Main lines as White

• 1.e4 — 65% of White games, 57.5% score
  • …c5 (40% of these games) — Jones usually continues Nf3 (62.5% score)
  • …c6 (20% of these games) — Jones usually continues d4 (62.5% score)
  • …d5 (10% of these games) — Jones usually continues exd5 (75.0% score)
• 1.Nf3 — 26% of White games, 37.5% score
  • …Nf6 (50% of these games) — Jones usually continues c4 (25.0% score)
  • …d5 (38% of these games) — Jones usually continues d4 (75.0% score)
  • …d6 (13% of these games) — Jones usually continues d4 (0.0% score)

As Black against 1.e4 (23 games)

As Black against 1.d4 (9 games)

Stephen Jones's chess games

All 66 games by Stephen Jones in the Chess.ceo database (Apr 2003 - Jul 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: 17 wins, 21 draws, 28 losses.

Openings as White

Openings as Black

Notable wins

Top events

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find Stephen Jones's chess games?

66 games by Stephen Jones, from Apr 2003 to Jul 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 Stephen Jones has played.

What does Stephen Jones play on the first move as White?

Across 31 games with White in our database, Stephen Jones opens with 1.e4 (65% of games), 1.Nf3 (26% of games), 1.d4 (10% of games). Against 1.e4 as Black, Stephen Jones answers 1...e5 (43% of games), 1...c5 (35% of games), 1...c6 (22% of games). Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 (89% of games), 1...d5 (11% of games).

What openings does Stephen Jones play as White?

As White, Stephen Jones's most-played openings in our database are: Caro-Kann: Fantasy Variation (3 games, 66.7% win rate); Sicilian: Moscow Variation (3 games, 33.3% win rate); Indian Defense (3 games, 0.0% win rate). The full breakdown of 31 games with White is in the table above.

What openings does Stephen Jones play as Black?

As Black, Stephen Jones most often plays: Italian Game (4 games, 0.0% win rate); Sicilian: Najdorf (2 games, 0.0% win rate); Caro-Kann: Exchange Variation (2 games, 50.0% win rate). See the table above for the top ten Black openings across 35 games.

What is Stephen Jones's FIDE rating?

Stephen Jones is currently rated 1,992 in classical chess, 2,163 in rapid. Peak classical rating: 2,285 (Nov 2023).

How many games has Stephen Jones played?

Our database contains 66 games by Stephen Jones, covering Apr 2003 to Jul 2026. Overall record: 17 wins, 21 draws, 28 losses (25.8% win rate).

How do I prepare against Stephen Jones?

66 games by Stephen Jones 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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