Zigurds Lanka's chess openings
GM🇱🇻 LatviaFIDE 22921,324 games
Zigurds Lanka, Grandmaster from Latvia, has 1,324 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Zigurds Lanka most often opens with 1.e4 (94% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White702 games · +333 =238 −131 · 64%
As Black622 games · +202 =273 −147 · 54%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening94%657 games · scores 66% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening4%31 games · scores 44% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 e6 3.b3 Nf6
- 1.c4 English Opening1%8 games · scores 44% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 e6 3.Nf3 a6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense96%275 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game3%9 games · scores 28% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...e6 French Defense0%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%226 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense0%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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