Zhang Pengxiang's chess openings
GM🇨🇳 ChinaFIDE 2557659 games
Zhang Pengxiang, Grandmaster from China, has 659 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Zhang Pengxiang most often opens with 1.e4 (86% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White340 games · +149 =124 −67 · 62%
As Black319 games · +108 =118 −93 · 52%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening86%292 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening11%37 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1.c4 English Opening3%9 games · scores 83% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Bb4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense48%75 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense37%58 games · scores 49% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...e5 Open Game12%19 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game51%53 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense46%48 games · scores 47% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense1%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 exd5
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