Steven Zierk's chess openings
GM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 24891,841 games
Steven Zierk, Grandmaster from United States, has 1,841 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Steven Zierk most often opens with 1.e4 (87% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White938 games · +599 =127 −212 · 71%
As Black903 games · +501 =141 −261 · 63%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening87%815 games · scores 69% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening5%44 games · scores 80% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack4%39 games · scores 82% · main line 1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.c4 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense56%221 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense40%160 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense3%13 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game57%179 games · scores 66% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense36%112 games · scores 61% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense6%19 games · scores 71% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.Nf3 Nf6
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