Zinchenko, Ya's chess openings
GM🇺🇦 UkraineFIDE 2540515 games
Zinchenko, Ya, Grandmaster from Ukraine, has 515 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Zinchenko, Ya most often opens with 1.e4 (98% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White283 games · +134 =110 −39 · 67%
As Black232 games · +97 =87 −48 · 61%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening98%276 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening1%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening1%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 Bb7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense91%125 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense5%7 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense2%3 games · scores 83% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense80%52 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game20%13 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6
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