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Zacurdajev, M's chess openings

FM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2361109 games

Zacurdajev, M, FIDE Master from Russia, has 109 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Zacurdajev, M most often opens with 1.d4 (74% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White46 games · +15 =14 −17 · 48%
As Black63 games · +14 =33 −16 · 48%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening74%
    34 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  2. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening13%
    6 games · scores 75% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
  3. 1.c4 English Opening13%
    6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.c4 c6 2.e4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...e6 French Defense81%
    26 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
  2. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense16%
    5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.g3 d5
  3. 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense3%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense52%
    12 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  2. 1...e6 Horwitz Defense43%
    10 games · scores 30% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.g3 Nf6
  3. 1...d5 Closed Game4%
    1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 c6 3.c4 dxc4

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