Jan Banas's chess openings
IM🇸🇰 SlovakiaFIDE 2162941 games
Jan Banas, International Master from Slovakia, has 941 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Jan Banas most often opens with 1.c4 (49% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White481 games · +166 =224 −91 · 58%
As Black460 games · +114 =228 −118 · 50%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening49%238 games · scores 62% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening38%182 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening10%46 games · scores 55% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense82%208 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game11%29 games · scores 48% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense3%8 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense90%123 games · scores 46% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game4%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...d63%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
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