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Gara Baladjaev's chess openings

FM🇦🇿 AzerbaijanFIDE 2404245 games

Gara Baladjaev, FIDE Master from Azerbaijan, has 245 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Gara Baladjaev most often opens with 1.d4 (98% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White115 games · +42 =10 −63 · 41%
As Black130 games · +26 =12 −92 · 25%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening98%
    106 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7
  2. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening2%
    2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense95%
    59 games · scores 22% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...e5 Open Game3%
    2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
  3. 1...g6 Modern Defense2%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense98%
    42 games · scores 27% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game2%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e3 e5

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