Zhitnikov's chess openings
5 games
Zhitnikov has 5 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Zhitnikov most often opens with 1.Nf3 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...e6.
As White1 games · +0 =1 −0 · 50%
As Black4 games · +0 =1 −3 · 13%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening100%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Bg4 3.Bg2 Nd7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense100%3 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense100%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.g3 Nf6
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