Nikita Zakharov's chess openings
🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 204512 games
Nikita Zakharov, from Russia, has 12 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nikita Zakharov most often opens with 1.d4 (67% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White6 games · +2 =0 −4 · 33%
As Black6 games · +1 =2 −3 · 33%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening67%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 h6 3.Bh4 c6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening33%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense33%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense33%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense33%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game67%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 a6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense33%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c5
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