Barzanu, I's chess openings
🇷🇴 RomaniaFIDE 218478 games
Barzanu, I, from Romania, has 78 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Barzanu, I most often opens with 1.Nf3 (35% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d6.
As White40 games · +9 =18 −13 · 45%
As Black38 games · +7 =12 −19 · 34%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening35%14 games · scores 39% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 e6 3.c4 Be7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening30%12 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening20%8 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.c4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense43%6 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense36%5 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense21%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d672%13 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense17%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...g6 Modern Defense6%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
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