Joshua Waitzkin's chess openings
IM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 2464320 games
Joshua Waitzkin, International Master from United States, has 320 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Joshua Waitzkin most often opens with 1.e4 (98% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White173 games · +73 =59 −41 · 59%
As Black147 games · +42 =49 −56 · 45%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening98%170 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.c4 English Opening1%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening1%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense80%63 games · scores 49% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense15%12 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5
- 1...e5 Open Game5%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense65%20 games · scores 48% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
- 1...d5 Closed Game35%11 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4
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