Jan Strachan's chess openings
🇸🇰 SlovakiaFIDE 209147 games
Jan Strachan, from Slovakia, has 47 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Jan Strachan most often opens with 1.e4 (92% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...e6.
As White26 games · +9 =9 −8 · 52%
As Black21 games · +7 =4 −10 · 43%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening92%24 games · scores 48% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.c4 English Opening8%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.c4 f5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 d6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense31%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense31%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 c6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense15%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense33%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense33%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense33%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 e5 3.Nc3 d6
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