Royce Zhang's chess openings
🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 211447 games
Royce Zhang, from United States, has 47 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Royce Zhang most often opens with 1.d4 (88% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White25 games · +4 =7 −14 · 30%
As Black22 games · +5 =2 −15 · 27%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening88%22 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening8%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Bg4
- 1.c4 English Opening4%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d6 3.d4 Nbd7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense80%8 games · scores 19% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense20%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e5 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 d5
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