Eric Zhang's chess openings
🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 2275184 games
Eric Zhang, from United States, has 184 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Eric Zhang most often opens with 1.d4 (49% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White98 games · +41 =13 −44 · 48%
As Black86 games · +40 =11 −35 · 53%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening49%48 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
- 1.b4 Polish Opening32%31 games · scores 63% · main line 1.b4 e5 2.a3 d5 3.Bb2 Bd6
- 1.a312%12 games · scores 54% · main line 1.a3 d5 2.b4 e5 3.Bb2 Bd6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense61%23 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...a626%10 games · scores 70% · main line 1.e4 a6 2.d4 b5 3.Bd3 Bb7
- 1...e5 Open Game8%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense68%21 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
- 1...a623%7 games · scores 29% · main line 1.d4 a6 2.e4 b5 3.Bd3 Bb7
- 1...b510%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 b5 2.e4 a6 3.Bd3 Bb7
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