Joseph Zeltsan's chess openings
IM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 2382375 games
Joseph Zeltsan, International Master from United States, has 375 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Joseph Zeltsan most often opens with 1.e4 (66% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White186 games · +90 =30 −66 · 56%
As Black189 games · +88 =30 −71 · 54%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening66%122 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening21%39 games · scores 74% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening12%22 games · scores 61% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense73%67 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...Nc6 Nimzowitsch Defense12%11 games · scores 73% · main line 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6
- 1...e5 Open Game5%5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense84%42 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game12%6 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 e6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense4%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.c4 d6
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