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Jan Zilavy's chess openings

🇨🇿 CzechiaFIDE 2175121 games

Jan Zilavy, from Czechia, has 121 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Jan Zilavy most often opens with 1.e4 (67% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White59 games · +25 =17 −17 · 57%
As Black62 games · +21 =12 −29 · 44%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening67%
    39 games · scores 51% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening21%
    12 games · scores 79% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  3. 1.c4 English Opening10%
    6 games · scores 33% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 Bc5

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...e6 French Defense44%
    14 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
  2. 1...e5 Open Game19%
    6 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 Nc6
  3. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense19%
    6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense61%
    11 games · scores 32% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
  2. 1...e6 Horwitz Defense17%
    3 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  3. 1...d5 Closed Game17%
    3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6

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