Zhao Zong Yuan's chess openings
GM🇦🇺 AustraliaFIDE 2415759 games
Zhao Zong Yuan, Grandmaster from Australia, has 759 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Zhao Zong Yuan most often opens with 1.e4 (56% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White390 games · +215 =117 −58 · 70%
As Black369 games · +164 =127 −78 · 62%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening56%217 games · scores 69% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening30%117 games · scores 71% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening7%27 games · scores 70% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense45%78 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game30%51 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...e6 French Defense20%34 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense79%96 games · scores 71% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game14%17 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense4%5 games · scores 80% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6
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