Jan Smejkal's chess openings
GM🇨🇿 CzechiaFIDE 25041,304 games
Jan Smejkal, Grandmaster from Czechia, has 1,304 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Jan Smejkal most often opens with 1.c4 (54% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White650 games · +273 =288 −89 · 64%
As Black654 games · +185 =340 −129 · 54%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening54%349 games · scores 64% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening26%169 games · scores 63% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.d4 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening11%70 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game70%232 games · scores 48% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense22%73 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense6%21 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense98%162 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game2%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6
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