Markos, J's chess openings
GM🇸🇰 SlovakiaFIDE 2555605 games
Markos, J, Grandmaster from Slovakia, has 605 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Markos, J most often opens with 1.d4 (78% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White291 games · +139 =112 −40 · 67%
As Black314 games · +94 =139 −81 · 52%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening78%225 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening18%52 games · scores 69% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Bg4
- 1.c4 English Opening2%7 games · scores 43% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 c6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense90%148 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense5%8 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense2%3 games · scores 83% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense97%96 games · scores 53% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense1%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense1%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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