Michael Zheng's chess openings
🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 2050130 games
Michael Zheng, from United States, has 130 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michael Zheng most often opens with 1.e4 (87% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White62 games · +18 =14 −30 · 40%
As Black68 games · +26 =4 −38 · 41%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening87%54 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening13%8 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%29 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense80%24 games · scores 35% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game20%6 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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