Zong-Yuan Zhao's chess openings
GM🇦🇺 AustraliaFIDE 241571 games
Zong-Yuan Zhao, Grandmaster from Australia, has 71 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Zong-Yuan Zhao most often opens with 1.d4 (57% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White35 games · +22 =8 −5 · 74%
As Black36 games · +9 =18 −9 · 50%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening57%20 games · scores 68% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening29%10 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.c4 English Opening11%4 games · scores 100% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 c5 3.Nf3 g6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense53%8 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game33%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
- 1...e6 French Defense13%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense69%11 games · scores 77% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game31%5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7
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