Sergei Zhigalko's chess openings
GM🇧🇾 BelarusFIDE 25727,303 games
Sergei Zhigalko, Grandmaster from Belarus, has 7,303 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Sergei Zhigalko most often opens with 1.e4 (98% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White3,728 games · +2,355 =610 −763 · 71%
As Black3,575 games · +1,966 =663 −946 · 64%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening98%3,640 games · scores 72% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening1%40 games · scores 59% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.g4 Grob Opening0%17 games · scores 74% · main line 1.g4 d5 2.Bg2 c6 3.g5 e5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense95%1,399 games · scores 65% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
- 1...e5 Open Game2%33 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense2%24 games · scores 71% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 Nb6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense97%1,290 games · scores 64% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
- 1...d5 Closed Game3%41 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6
- 1...b50%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 b5 2.e4 Bb7 3.Bd3 e6
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