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Pavel Zangiev's chess openings

🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 237860 games

Pavel Zangiev, from Russia, has 60 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Pavel Zangiev most often opens with 1.d4 (60% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White20 games · +6 =6 −8 · 45%
As Black40 games · +16 =2 −22 · 43%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening60%
    12 games · scores 46% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 Nd7 3.c4 c6
  2. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening30%
    6 games · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Nf6
  3. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening10%
    2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense89%
    16 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
  2. 1...e6 French Defense6%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
  3. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense6%
    1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense63%
    10 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game38%
    6 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5

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