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Anatoliy Zhesterev's chess openings

🇺🇦 UkraineFIDE 204641 games

Anatoliy Zhesterev, from Ukraine, has 41 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Anatoliy Zhesterev most often opens with 1.e4 (70% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White20 games · +10 =4 −6 · 60%
As Black21 games · +7 =7 −7 · 50%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening70%
    14 games · scores 68% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 dxe4
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening30%
    6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 d5

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense54%
    7 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...e6 French Defense46%
    6 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%
    6 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4

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