Mikhail V Zaitsev's chess openings
Peak rating 250793 games
Mikhail V Zaitsev has 93 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Mikhail V Zaitsev most often opens with 1.d4 (56% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White50 games · +23 =12 −15 · 58%
As Black43 games · +20 =11 −12 · 59%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening56%28 games · scores 34% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening44%22 games · scores 89% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense57%13 games · scores 35% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5
- 1...e5 Open Game39%9 games · scores 72% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense4%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game88%14 games · scores 71% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense13%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
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