Jan Votava's chess openings
GM🇨🇿 CzechiaFIDE 24401,097 games
Jan Votava, Grandmaster from Czechia, has 1,097 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Jan Votava most often opens with 1.e4 (48% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White561 games · +234 =241 −86 · 63%
As Black536 games · +166 =217 −153 · 51%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening48%271 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening36%204 games · scores 65% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1.c4 English Opening9%50 games · scores 66% · main line 1.c4 f5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 g6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense60%165 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game36%100 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense2%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense88%143 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game8%13 games · scores 46% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...d63%5 games · scores 70% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
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