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Mihaly Zalai's chess openings

🇭🇺 HungaryFIDE 207022 games

Mihaly Zalai, from Hungary, has 22 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Mihaly Zalai most often opens with 1.d4 (91% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.

As White11 games · +3 =4 −4 · 45%
As Black11 games · +4 =3 −4 · 50%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening91%
    10 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 c5 3.Bxf6 gxf6
  2. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening9%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%
    6 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...d5 Closed Game67%
    2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e3 Nf6
  2. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense33%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7

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