Zhang Ziyang's chess openings
IM🇨🇳 ChinaFIDE 2414112 games
Zhang Ziyang, International Master from China, has 112 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Zhang Ziyang most often opens with 1.d4 (67% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White49 games · +14 =15 −20 · 44%
As Black63 games · +27 =17 −19 · 56%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening67%33 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 b6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening22%11 games · scores 9% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.c4 English Opening4%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense64%21 games · scores 71% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game33%11 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense3%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense53%10 games · scores 70% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
- 1...d5 Closed Game47%9 games · scores 17% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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