David Zelnick's chess openings
🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 198540 games
David Zelnick, from United States, has 40 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, David Zelnick most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White22 games · +12 =4 −6 · 64%
As Black18 games · +6 =4 −8 · 44%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%22 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 g6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense100%12 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game100%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5
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