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Ruslan Zakirov's chess openings

🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 206227 games

Ruslan Zakirov, from Russia, has 27 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ruslan Zakirov most often opens with 1.c4 (58% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.

As White12 games · +1 =3 −8 · 21%
As Black15 games · +6 =3 −6 · 50%

As White

  1. 1.c4 English Opening58%
    7 games · scores 36% · main line 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening42%
    5 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...e6 French Defense57%
    4 games · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
  2. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense43%
    3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...d5 Closed Game86%
    6 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense14%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7

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