A UKR Zubov's chess openings
GM🇺🇦 UkraineFIDE 25981,587 games
A UKR Zubov, Grandmaster from Ukraine, has 1,587 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, A UKR Zubov most often opens with 1.d4 (76% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White787 games · +474 =204 −109 · 73%
As Black800 games · +374 =256 −170 · 63%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening76%598 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening17%135 games · scores 69% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening4%33 games · scores 61% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense63%237 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game12%44 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
- 1...Nc6 Nimzowitsch Defense10%37 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense78%205 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game17%46 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4
- 1...d62%6 games · scores 92% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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