Konstantin Zhitnikov's chess openings
FM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 227174 games
Konstantin Zhitnikov, FIDE Master from Russia, has 74 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Konstantin Zhitnikov most often opens with 1.e4 (95% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White39 games · +19 =10 −10 · 62%
As Black35 games · +14 =4 −17 · 46%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening95%37 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening5%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense67%12 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense33%6 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense56%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game44%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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