Gennadi Zaichik's chess openings
GM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 2457472 games
Gennadi Zaichik, Grandmaster from United States, has 472 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Gennadi Zaichik most often opens with 1.e4 (35% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White251 games · +121 =69 −61 · 62%
As Black221 games · +77 =70 −74 · 51%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening35%88 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening35%88 games · scores 68% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.c4 English Opening15%37 games · scores 58% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense50%59 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense26%30 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense17%20 games · scores 70% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense68%40 games · scores 49% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d629%17 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...d5 Closed Game3%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 c5
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