Franco Zaninotto's chess openings
FM🇮🇹 ItalyFIDE 2032180 games
Franco Zaninotto, FIDE Master from Italy, has 180 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Franco Zaninotto most often opens with 1.e4 (91% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White93 games · +19 =38 −36 · 41%
As Black87 games · +12 =38 −37 · 36%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening91%85 games · scores 41% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening6%6 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.Bf4 c5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening2%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 e6 3.g3 c5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense71%32 games · scores 36% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 Bg7
- 1...e6 French Defense27%12 games · scores 8% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense2%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.e5 d4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense88%28 games · scores 43% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game9%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 e6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense3%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 Bd6
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