Mike Zelkind's chess openings
🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 229031 games
Mike Zelkind, from United States, has 31 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Mike Zelkind most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White17 games · +4 =4 −9 · 35%
As Black14 games · +2 =4 −8 · 29%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%17 games · scores 35% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense44%4 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense33%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c6
- 1...e5 Open Game22%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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