Zablotsky, S's chess openings
GM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2473347 games
Zablotsky, S, Grandmaster from Russia, has 347 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Zablotsky, S most often opens with 1.Nf3 (47% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d6.
As White162 games · +68 =66 −28 · 62%
As Black185 games · +63 =67 −55 · 52%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening47%76 games · scores 64% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Bg4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening24%39 games · scores 64% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening17%28 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense67%66 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense11%11 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense10%10 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d656%29 games · scores 47% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense23%12 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nf3 Nbd7
- 1...d5 Closed Game21%11 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4
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