Branko Zelic's chess openings
FM🇭🇷 CroatiaFIDE 215235 games
Branko Zelic, FIDE Master from Croatia, has 35 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Branko Zelic most often opens with 1.d4 (94% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...c6.
As White16 games · +7 =1 −8 · 47%
As Black19 games · +8 =3 −8 · 50%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening94%15 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 b5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening6%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense82%9 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense18%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...c660%3 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 c6 2.e4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1...d5 Closed Game20%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense20%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.Nc3 Bb7
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