Openings/Zukertort Opening
Zukertort Opening: Polish Defense A04
1. Nf3 b5
228 tournament games from this position · White wins 40%, draws 29%, Black wins 31%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| e4 | 108 | 48% 26% 26% | 2221 | 2026 |
| g3 | 58 | 29% 43% 28% | 2174 | 2026 |
| d4 | 28 | 39% 21% 39% | 2148 | 2026 |
| e3 | 18 | 44% 28% 28% | 2232 | 2026 |
| c3 | 6 | 33% 17% 50% | 2303 | 2023 |
| a4 | 5 | 20% 80% | 2218 | 2024 |
| d3 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2069 | 2018 |
| b3 | 2 | 100% | 1983 | 2025 |
| c4 | 1 | 100% | 2240 | 2015 |
Top games
| Gukesh, D2732–Duda, J2739 | 1-0 | GCT Super Blitz Poland | 2026 |
| Malakhov, V2709–Andreikin, D2723 | 0-1 | Siberian Bank Cup | 2012 |
| Ehlvest, J2524–Andreikin, D2743 | 0-1 | Eurasian Blitz Chess Cup | 2016 |
| Nguyen, Thai Dai Van2571–Short, N2626 | ½-½ | Nguyen-Short Match 2020 | 2020 |
| Konopka, M2453–Laznicka, V2674 | 0-1 | ch-CZE Blitz 2012 | 2012 |
| Hungaski, R2482–Gareev, T2600 | ½-½ | 120th US Open 2019 | 2019 |
| Narayanan, Sl2568–Yakubboev, Nodirbek2482 | ½-½ | 2nd Sharjah Masters 2018 | 2018 |
| Oliva, K2423–Rozentalis, E2619 | ½-½ | 50th Canadian Open 2013 | 2013 |
| Harika, D2503–Zhao Xue2538 | ½-½ | Lopota WGP 2014 | 2014 |
| Triapishko, Alexandr2499–Tsydypov, Z2530 | 1-0 | TOP 28 Blitz GP 2023 | 2023 |
Zukertort Opening variations
Zukertort OpeningA04Arctic DefenseA04Basman DefenseA04Dutch VariationA04Herrstrom GambitA04Kingside FianchettoA04Pirc InvitationA04Queen's Gambit InvitationA04Queenside Fianchetto VariationA04Ross GambitA04Sicilian InvitationA04Slav InvitationA04St. George DefenseA04Ware DefenseA04Zukertort OpeningA06Black Mustang DefenseA04Zukertort OpeningA05Lisitsyn GambitA04Old Indian AttackA06Santasiere's FollyA06Tennison GambitA06The PotatoA06Lemberger GambitA05Nimzo-Larsen VariationA05