Players / zhigalko_sergei
GM Sergei Zhigalko's openings
Chess.com: zhigalko_sergei · Blitz 3179 · Bullet 3252
From 600 games played on Chess.com between Sep 3, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026: Sergei Zhigalko scored 72% (412 wins, 34 draws, 154 losses). With White, Sergei Zhigalko opens 1.e4 in 99% of games.
As White: first move
- 1.e4: 293 games (99%), scores 76%
- 1.e3: 2 games (1%), scores 50%
- 1.d4: 2 games (1%), scores 50%
As White: openings
- Alapin Sicilian Defense: 39 games (13%), scores 81%
- French Defense: 39 games (13%), scores 76%
- Sicilian Defense: 26 games (9%), scores 79%
- Alapin Sicilian: 24 games (8%), scores 67%
- Italian Game: 23 games (8%), scores 72%
- Caro Kann Defense: 20 games (7%), scores 85%
- Scandinavian Defense: 18 games (6%), scores 64%
- Modern Defense: 18 games (6%), scores 81%
As Black: against 1.e4
- 1...c5: 123 games (90%), scores 68%
- 1...d5: 5 games (4%), scores 60%
- 1...e5: 5 games (4%), scores 100%
- 1...Nf6: 3 games (2%), scores 33%
As Black: against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6: 70 games (80%), scores 63%
- 1...d5: 6 games (7%), scores 42%
- 1...e6: 6 games (7%), scores 83%
- 1...c5: 5 games (6%), scores 70%
As Black: openings
- Sicilian Defense: 80 games (26%), scores 74%
- Closed Sicilian Defense: 31 games (10%), scores 61%
- Indian Game: 23 games (8%), scores 65%
- Nimzo Indian Defense: 18 games (6%), scores 81%
- Queens Pawn Opening: 16 games (5%), scores 69%
- Reti Opening: 14 games (5%), scores 61%
- Queens Indian Defense: 13 games (4%), scores 62%
- English Opening: 13 games (4%), scores 50%