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Jan Bakalar's chess openings

🇸🇰 SlovakiaFIDE 1931273 games

Jan Bakalar, from Slovakia, has 273 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Jan Bakalar most often opens with 1.e4 (56% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White140 games · +36 =47 −57 · 43%
As Black133 games · +39 =44 −50 · 46%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening56%
    78 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
  2. 1.Nc3 Van Geet Opening12%
    16 games · scores 34% · main line 1.Nc3 d5 2.e4 c6 3.Nf3 Bg4
  3. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening12%
    16 games · scores 34% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 c6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense77%
    60 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...d6 Pirc Defense8%
    6 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
  3. 1...g6 Modern Defense5%
    4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense46%
    17 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  2. 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense41%
    15 games · scores 53% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 e5 3.c4 d6
  3. 1...d5 Closed Game8%
    3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6

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