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Juan Manuel Gaitan's chess openings

FM🇦🇷 ArgentinaFIDE 2309245 games

Juan Manuel Gaitan, FIDE Master from Argentina, has 245 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Juan Manuel Gaitan most often opens with 1.d4 (87% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White127 games · +57 =43 −27 · 62%
As Black118 games · +49 =29 −40 · 54%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening87%
    109 games · scores 64% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
  2. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening7%
    9 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
  3. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening5%
    6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.d4 Bb4+

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense45%
    26 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...e6 French Defense38%
    22 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5
  3. 1...e5 Open Game16%
    9 games · scores 28% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense89%
    32 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game11%
    4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6

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