Matas, Z's chess openings
🇭🇷 CroatiaPeak rating 203423 games
Matas, Z, from Croatia, has 23 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Matas, Z most often opens with 1.d4 (73% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...c6.
As White11 games · +3 =3 −5 · 41%
As Black12 games · +2 =5 −5 · 38%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening73%8 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening18%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.c4 English Opening9%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.c4 f5 2.d4 d6 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense57%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense43%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...c6100%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
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