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Sergei Zhigalko's openings as White and Black
Chess.com· GM· Rank 44·
Sergei Zhigalko's most played openings in 300 recent Chess.com bullet games: as White vs Sicilian Defense (29 games, 69% score); Sicilian Defense as Black (47 games, 67% score).
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Key findings
As White
Where Sergei Zhigalko scores below ratings
Where Sergei Zhigalko scores best
As Black
Where Sergei Zhigalko scores below ratings
Games
300
Bullet
Score
72%
win = 1, draw = ½
As White
150
73% score
As Black
150
71% score
Rating
3197
Bullet
As White
Score counts a win as 1 and a draw as ½.
OpeningGamesScoreW / D / LAvg oppPerf
29
69%
18/4/7
2888
3039
25
84%
21/0/4
2914
3186
19
74%
14/0/5
2932
3121
16
78%
12/1/3
2963
3188
10
60%
6/0/4
2980
3060
9
100%
9/0/0
2799
3199
8
75%
6/0/2
3118
3318
As Black
Score counts a win as 1 and a draw as ½.
OpeningGamesScoreW / D / LAvg oppPerf
47
67%
31/1/15
2972
3108
22
77%
16/2/4
2896
3114
11
41%
4/1/6
3041
2968
9
67%
6/0/3
2941
3074
7
71%
5/0/2
2893
3064
5
60%
3/0/2
2964
3044
5
50%
2/1/2
2915
2915
5
80%
4/0/1
2907
3147
How these numbers work
- Score: a win counts 1 and a draw ½, divided by the games played in that opening.
- Expected score (“ratings predict”): what the Elo formula predicts from both players' ratings in those games. A score more than 5 percentage points above it is green, more than 5 below is red, anything in between is on par.
- Performance (Perf): the average opponent rating + 800 × (score − 50%), a simple linear estimate; the average opponent is shown beside it.
- Sample size: key findings use openings with 5 or more games. How much to trust this score: fewer than 10 games is a small sample and only a hint, 10 to 29 is a medium sample, 30 or more is a solid sample.
- Games: finished Chess.com games, up to 150 as White and 150 as Black, grouped by opening and time control.
Data: Chess.com public API. Sergei Zhigalko on Chess.com
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