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Jouko Aijala's chess openings

Peak rating 2200137 games

Jouko Aijala has 137 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Jouko Aijala most often opens with 1.e4 (63% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.

As White71 games · +29 =14 −28 · 51%
As Black66 games · +18 =17 −31 · 40%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening63%
    45 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening18%
    13 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  3. 1.c4 English Opening11%
    8 games · scores 63% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.d4 d5

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense28%
    11 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...e5 Open Game25%
    10 games · scores 5% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
  3. 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense18%
    7 games · scores 36% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...d5 Closed Game47%
    8 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4
  2. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense35%
    6 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7
  3. 1...e6 Horwitz Defense6%
    1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 d5

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