Al2 Zaitsev's chess openings
GM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2473233 games
Al2 Zaitsev, Grandmaster from Russia, has 233 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Al2 Zaitsev most often opens with 1.e4 (89% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White115 games · +48 =23 −44 · 52%
As Black118 games · +49 =24 −45 · 52%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening89%102 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening11%13 games · scores 31% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense54%26 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense25%12 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense8%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense89%40 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game9%4 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 Nf6 3.Bxf6 gxf6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense2%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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