Zhigalko, A's chess openings
GM🇧🇾 BelarusFIDE 25091,142 games
Zhigalko, A, Grandmaster from Belarus, has 1,142 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Zhigalko, A most often opens with 1.e4 (69% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White592 games · +310 =184 −98 · 68%
As Black550 games · +209 =200 −141 · 56%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening69%408 games · scores 66% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening15%89 games · scores 74% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.c4 English Opening12%73 games · scores 69% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense85%233 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game6%17 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense4%11 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense98%175 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game2%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 Bf5
- 1...d61%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.c4 e5 3.d5 Be7
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