James Maki's chess openings
FM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 224413 games
James Maki, FIDE Master from United States, has 13 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, James Maki most often opens with 1.d4 (80% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White5 games · +1 =1 −3 · 30%
As Black8 games · +3 =0 −5 · 38%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening80%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6 3.d5 Ne5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening20%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense67%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5
- 1...d5 Closed Game33%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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