Valeriy Zhuk's chess openings
FM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 224884 games
Valeriy Zhuk, FIDE Master from Russia, has 84 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Valeriy Zhuk most often opens with 1.e4 (67% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White39 games · +15 =3 −21 · 42%
As Black45 games · +17 =5 −23 · 43%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening67%26 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening33%13 games · scores 27% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense48%10 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense43%9 games · scores 78% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense10%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game46%6 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense38%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense8%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 d5 3.Nf3 Nf6
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