Zhou Jianchao's chess openings
GM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 25451,787 games
Zhou Jianchao, Grandmaster from United States, has 1,787 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Zhou Jianchao most often opens with 1.d4 (57% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White896 games · +405 =411 −80 · 68%
As Black891 games · +310 =420 −161 · 58%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening57%507 games · scores 70% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening22%200 games · scores 67% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1.c4 English Opening16%140 games · scores 66% · main line 1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense81%372 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game13%59 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense2%11 games · scores 41% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense74%226 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game21%65 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense4%12 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5 d5
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