Marko Makaj's chess openings
FM🇭🇷 CroatiaFIDE 232891 games
Marko Makaj, FIDE Master from Croatia, has 91 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Marko Makaj most often opens with 1.d4 (56% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White41 games · +18 =7 −16 · 52%
As Black50 games · +20 =10 −20 · 50%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening56%23 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.Bf4 c5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening44%18 games · scores 39% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense96%22 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense4%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.Nc3 Bg7 3.g3 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense65%11 games · scores 27% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...g6 Modern Defense24%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.c4 d6
- 1...d5 Closed Game6%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.Nf3
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