Zahari Zahariev's chess openings
IM🇧🇬 BulgariaFIDE 2228176 games
Zahari Zahariev, International Master from Bulgaria, has 176 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Zahari Zahariev most often opens with 1.e4 (92% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White100 games · +39 =37 −24 · 57%
As Black76 games · +27 =27 −22 · 53%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening92%92 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening4%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 a6
- 1.Nc3 Van Geet Opening3%3 games · scores 100% · main line 1.Nc3 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense45%20 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense32%14 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense14%6 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense75%18 games · scores 47% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d613%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense13%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 b6 3.a3 Bb7
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