Vl2 Zaitsev's chess openings
IM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 242022 games
Vl2 Zaitsev, International Master from Russia, has 22 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Vl2 Zaitsev most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...e6.
As White12 games · +7 =3 −2 · 71%
As Black10 games · +3 =5 −2 · 55%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%12 games · scores 71% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense86%6 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...e5 Open Game14%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense100%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6
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