Daniel Zhang's chess openings
Peak rating 211175 games
Daniel Zhang has 75 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Daniel Zhang most often opens with 1.c4 (74% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White35 games · +11 =6 −18 · 40%
As Black40 games · +12 =4 −24 · 35%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening74%26 games · scores 37% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 Bc5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening20%7 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening3%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.c4 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense47%9 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense37%7 games · scores 36% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1...e6 French Defense5%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game60%6 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense20%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.g3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense20%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7
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