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Ziyad Cheikh-Boukal's chess openings

FM🇩🇿 AlgeriaFIDE 191722 games

Ziyad Cheikh-Boukal, FIDE Master from Algeria, has 22 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ziyad Cheikh-Boukal most often opens with 1.d4 (67% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.

As White12 games · +2 =4 −6 · 33%
As Black10 games · +3 =4 −3 · 50%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening67%
    8 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.Bf4 Bg7 3.e3 d6
  2. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening33%
    4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense60%
    3 games · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6
  2. 1...e5 Open Game40%
    2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...d5 Closed Game60%
    3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense40%
    2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Nbd2 Bg7

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