George Zhao's chess openings
CM🏴 EnglandFIDE 2080283 games
George Zhao, Candidate Master from England, has 283 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, George Zhao most often opens with 1.d4 (96% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...e6.
As White143 games · +83 =24 −36 · 66%
As Black140 games · +60 =27 −53 · 53%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening96%137 games · scores 66% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5
- 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack3%4 games · scores 88% · main line 1.b3 Nf6 2.Bb2 g6 3.e3 Bg7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening1%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 d5 3.g3 c5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense94%78 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense6%5 games · scores 10% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense89%32 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense8%3 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game3%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
Playing George Zhao soon?
ChessPrep shows every line George Zhao plays as White and as Black, where they score worst, and how your own openings cover them — then drills your answers.
Prepare in ChessPrep