Alexander Zhu's chess openings
🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 203748 games
Alexander Zhu, from United States, has 48 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Alexander Zhu most often opens with 1.Nf3 (33% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...b6, the Owen's Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White27 games · +8 =3 −16 · 35%
As Black21 games · +9 =1 −11 · 45%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening33%9 games · scores 28% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.b3 c5 3.Bb2 Nf6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening33%9 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6
- 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack15%4 games · scores 0% · main line 1.b3 Nf6 2.Bb2 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...b6 Owen's Defense56%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 b6 2.d4 Bb7 3.Nc3 e6
- 1...e5 Open Game22%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense22%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense57%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 b6 3.g3 Bb7
- 1...b6 English Defense29%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 b6 2.c4 Bb7 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...d5 Closed Game14%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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