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Ramazan Zhalmakhanov's chess openings

GM🇰🇿 KazakhstanFIDE 2455937 games

Ramazan Zhalmakhanov, Grandmaster from Kazakhstan, has 937 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ramazan Zhalmakhanov most often opens with 1.e4 (74% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White471 games · +206 =140 −125 · 59%
As Black466 games · +172 =117 −177 · 49%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening74%
    347 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening14%
    64 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 c5
  3. 1.Nc3 Van Geet Opening6%
    26 games · scores 54% · main line 1.Nc3 d5 2.e4 d4 3.Nce2 c5

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense62%
    137 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...e5 Open Game26%
    57 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
  3. 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense6%
    13 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.exd5 Nxd5

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense54%
    92 games · scores 49% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game39%
    67 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5
  3. 1...d65%
    9 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6

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