Brendan Zou's chess openings
CM🇦🇺 AustraliaFIDE 198848 games
Brendan Zou, Candidate Master from Australia, has 48 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Brendan Zou most often opens with 1.d4 (83% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White24 games · +9 =3 −12 · 44%
As Black24 games · +7 =2 −15 · 33%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening83%20 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4 d6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening17%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game70%7 games · scores 29% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense30%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.f4 Nc6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%9 games · scores 39% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
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