Zalkind, K's chess openings
FM🇮🇱 IsraelFIDE 2030149 games
Zalkind, K, FIDE Master from Israel, has 149 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Zalkind, K 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...Nf6.
As White73 games · +17 =21 −35 · 38%
As Black76 games · +20 =22 −34 · 41%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening56%41 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening25%18 games · scores 19% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1.c4 English Opening10%7 games · scores 21% · main line 1.c4 b6 2.d4 e6 3.e4 Bb7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense41%17 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense24%10 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense22%9 games · scores 39% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%10 games · scores 20% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
- 1...d5 Closed Game30%6 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4
- 1...d610%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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