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Jim Zhao's chess openings

🇨🇦 CanadaFIDE 218522 games

Jim Zhao, from Canada, has 22 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Jim Zhao most often opens with 1.Nf3 (54% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.

As White13 games · +5 =4 −4 · 54%
As Black9 games · +4 =3 −2 · 61%

As White

  1. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening54%
    7 games · scores 43% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening46%
    6 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%
    3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...d5 Closed Game100%
    2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 e6

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