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Ulrich Zenker's chess openings

FM🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 2105258 games

Ulrich Zenker, FIDE Master from Germany, has 258 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ulrich Zenker most often opens with 1.e4 (56% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White123 games · +40 =19 −64 · 40%
As Black135 games · +49 =16 −70 · 42%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening56%
    68 games · scores 37% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening32%
    39 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
  3. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening9%
    11 games · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Bg4

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense39%
    24 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...e5 Open Game37%
    23 games · scores 41% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
  3. 1...d6 Pirc Defense6%
    4 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense40%
    17 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game23%
    10 games · scores 30% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5
  3. 1...d616%
    7 games · scores 29% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7

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