Zachary Yu's chess openings
CM🇳🇿 New ZealandFIDE 2026118 games
Zachary Yu, Candidate Master from New Zealand, has 118 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Zachary Yu most often opens with 1.d4 (69% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White61 games · +34 =11 −16 · 65%
As Black57 games · +21 =12 −24 · 47%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening69%42 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1.c4 English Opening25%15 games · scores 77% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.d4 Nf6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening5%3 games · scores 100% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%29 games · scores 36% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%20 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
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