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Mikhail Zlotnikov's chess openings

IM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 2051211 games

Mikhail Zlotnikov, International Master from United States, has 211 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Mikhail Zlotnikov most often opens with 1.c4 (92% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...g6, the Modern Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...g6.

As White97 games · +36 =26 −35 · 51%
As Black114 games · +31 =33 −50 · 42%

As White

  1. 1.c4 English Opening92%
    89 games · scores 51% · main line 1.c4 g6 2.Nc3 Bg7 3.g3 d6
  2. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening5%
    5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.b3 Nf6
  3. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening3%
    3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...g6 Modern Defense76%
    48 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
  2. 1...d6 Pirc Defense16%
    10 games · scores 20% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c6
  3. 1...e5 Open Game5%
    3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 Nc6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...g6 Modern Defense50%
    20 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.c4 d6
  2. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense48%
    19 games · scores 47% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
  3. 1...d63%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7

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