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Igor Janik's chess openings

GM🇵🇱 PolandFIDE 25371,904 games

Igor Janik, Grandmaster from Poland, has 1,904 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Igor Janik most often opens with 1.e4 (54% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White967 games · +516 =255 −196 · 67%
As Black937 games · +438 =239 −260 · 59%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening54%
    498 games · scores 65% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening23%
    217 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7
  3. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening11%
    102 games · scores 70% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense62%
    272 games · scores 65% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
  2. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense22%
    98 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
  3. 1...e5 Open Game10%
    42 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense62%
    208 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  2. 1...d625%
    83 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
  3. 1...d5 Closed Game6%
    21 games · scores 43% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6

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