Al Zendani, Z's chess openings
IM🇾🇪 YemenFIDE 2243195 games
Al Zendani, Z, International Master from Yemen, has 195 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Al Zendani, Z most often opens with 1.e4 (78% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White98 games · +47 =15 −36 · 56%
As Black97 games · +32 =31 −34 · 49%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening78%75 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening20%19 games · scores 53% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
- 1.c4 English Opening2%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense79%41 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game15%8 games · scores 19% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense2%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense77%24 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game16%5 games · scores 70% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 Bf5
- 1...d63%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.f3 c6
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