Bassam El Zein's chess openings
CM🇫🇷 FranceFIDE 225672 games
Bassam El Zein, Candidate Master from France, has 72 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Bassam El Zein most often opens with 1.e4 (51% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White41 games · +19 =7 −15 · 55%
As Black31 games · +13 =3 −15 · 47%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening51%21 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d3 Nc6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening27%11 games · scores 73% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening20%8 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense72%13 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5
- 1...e6 French Defense17%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense11%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game75%6 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.cxd5 Qxd5
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense25%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 g6
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