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Juha Laajo's chess openings

🇫🇮 FinlandFIDE 192428 games

Juha Laajo, from Finland, has 28 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Juha Laajo most often opens with 1.e4 (83% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.

As White12 games · +2 =5 −5 · 38%
As Black16 games · +4 =6 −6 · 44%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening83%
    10 games · scores 35% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.Nc3 Nxc3
  2. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening17%
    2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 e6 3.c4 b6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense82%
    9 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
  2. 1...e5 Open Game9%
    1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense9%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...d5 Closed Game80%
    4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 h6 3.Bh4 g5
  2. 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense20%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 Nf6 3.c4 g6

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