Sultan Al-Zaabi's chess openings
CM🇦🇪 United Arab EmiratesFIDE 1999105 games
Sultan Al-Zaabi, Candidate Master from United Arab Emirates, has 105 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Sultan Al-Zaabi most often opens with 1.d4 (69% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White54 games · +16 =12 −26 · 41%
As Black51 games · +17 =8 −26 · 41%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening69%37 games · scores 35% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening13%7 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
- 1.c4 English Opening9%5 games · scores 80% · main line 1.c4 c6 2.e4 d5 3.cxd5 cxd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game44%7 games · scores 71% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense31%5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense13%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.cxd5 cxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense75%15 games · scores 27% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game25%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6
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