Vladislav Zhirkov's chess openings
CM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2210151 games
Vladislav Zhirkov, Candidate Master from Russia, has 151 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Vladislav Zhirkov most often opens with 1.d4 (71% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White76 games · +52 =5 −19 · 72%
As Black75 games · +29 =5 −41 · 42%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening71%54 games · scores 68% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening12%9 games · scores 78% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening8%6 games · scores 83% · main line 1.Nf3 e6 2.g3 f5 3.Bg2 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense43%20 games · scores 30% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense30%14 games · scores 68% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense20%9 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%15 games · scores 30% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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