Christian Zacharias's chess openings
🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 221361 games
Christian Zacharias, from Germany, has 61 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Christian Zacharias most often opens with 1.e4 (97% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White31 games · +13 =9 −9 · 56%
As Black30 games · +7 =11 −12 · 42%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening97%30 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening3%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense52%12 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game43%10 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
- 1...e6 French Defense4%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 exd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%6 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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