Pavel Simacek's chess openings
GM🇨🇿 CzechiaFIDE 23871,817 games
Pavel Simacek, Grandmaster from Czechia, has 1,817 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Pavel Simacek most often opens with 1.e4 (79% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White950 games · +402 =379 −169 · 62%
As Black867 games · +256 =367 −244 · 51%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening79%751 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening16%151 games · scores 62% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.c4 English Opening2%22 games · scores 64% · main line 1.c4 c6 2.e4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game54%223 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense20%83 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense13%53 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Nxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense71%220 games · scores 48% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
- 1...d5 Closed Game24%73 games · scores 46% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense2%7 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 Nf6 3.c4 e6
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