Howard Zhong's chess openings
🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 205954 games
Howard Zhong, from United States, has 54 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Howard Zhong 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 White29 games · +13 =9 −7 · 60%
As Black25 games · +12 =5 −8 · 58%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening69%20 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening31%9 games · scores 83% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense80%8 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game20%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%9 games · scores 61% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7
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