Players / stevenzierk
GM Steven Zierk's openings
Chess.com: stevenzierk · Blitz 3045 · Bullet 2901 · Rapid 2722
From 152 games played on Chess.com between Sep 1, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026: Steven Zierk scored 66% (93 wins, 16 draws, 43 losses). With White, Steven Zierk opens 1.e4 in 100% of games.
As White: first move
- 1.e4: 80 games (100%), scores 65%
As White: openings
- Ruy Lopez Opening: 24 games (30%), scores 63%
- Sicilian Defense: 16 games (20%), scores 75%
- Caro Kann Defense: 8 games (10%), scores 69%
- Alapin Sicilian: 8 games (10%), scores 63%
- Philidor Defense: 5 games (6%), scores 60%
- French Defense: 5 games (6%), scores 50%
- Alapin Sicilian Defense: 5 games (6%), scores 90%
- Scandinavian Defense: 3 games (4%), scores 67%
As Black: against 1.e4
- 1...c5: 27 games (96%), scores 70%
- 1...e6: 1 games (4%), scores 100%
As Black: against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6: 22 games (79%), scores 61%
- 1...d5: 6 games (21%), scores 92%
As Black: openings
- Sicilian Defense: 17 games (24%), scores 74%
- Queens Gambit: 10 games (14%), scores 80%
- English Opening: 8 games (11%), scores 63%
- Alapin Sicilian: 5 games (7%), scores 70%
- Nimzo Indian Defense: 5 games (7%), scores 60%
- London: 4 games (6%), scores 75%
- Catalan Opening: 4 games (6%), scores 25%
- Closed Sicilian Defense: 4 games (6%), scores 75%