Ivan Zhukov's chess openings
CM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2044134 games
Ivan Zhukov, Candidate Master from Russia, has 134 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ivan Zhukov most often opens with 1.e4 (92% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White66 games · +25 =12 −29 · 47%
As Black68 games · +23 =12 −33 · 43%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening92%61 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening8%5 games · scores 80% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense86%25 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game14%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense82%23 games · scores 30% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...g6 Modern Defense11%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.Nc3 Bg7 3.e4 d6
- 1...d5 Closed Game7%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6
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