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Igor Sajtlava's chess openings

🇸🇰 SlovakiaFIDE 173047 games

Igor Sajtlava, from Slovakia, has 47 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Igor Sajtlava most often opens with 1.c4 (48% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.

As White23 games · +1 =8 −14 · 22%
As Black24 games · +9 =5 −10 · 48%

As White

  1. 1.c4 English Opening48%
    11 games · scores 27% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 c6
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening35%
    8 games · scores 6% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5 cxd5
  3. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening17%
    4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.Nf3 Nc6 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 d5

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense55%
    6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense45%
    5 games · scores 10% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...d5 Closed Game100%
    6 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Be7

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