GM Zhang Pengxiang

Full name

Pengxiang Zhang

Born

1980 (age 45)‎

Place of birth

Federation

China

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (12 games)

Scotch Game: Classical Variation (8 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Prins Variation (7 games)

Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo, Fianchetto Variation (7 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Pelikán and Sveshnikov, Chelyabinsk Variation (6 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (13 games)

Slav Defense: Modern Line (13 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Godiva Variation (12 games)

French Defense: Tarrasch, Guimard, Main Line (9 games)

Slav Defense (8 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Zhang Pengxiang (2871) Stanislav Kovalevsky (2497)	1-0	50	2025
Zhang Pengxiang (2863) Patryk Chylewski (2648)	0-1	65	2025
Zhang Pengxiang (2853) Joshua Christie (2607)	½-½	52	2025
Luis Eduardo Ballester Llagaria (2593) Zhang Pengxiang (2876)	1-0	13	2025
Max Hess (2622) Zhang Pengxiang (2848)	1-0	41	2025
Jakob Weihrauch (2518) Zhang Pengxiang (2851)	0-1	35	2025
Lautaro Malamud (2601) Zhang Pengxiang (2873)	0-1	58	2025
Zhang Pengxiang (2579) Zeng Chongsheng (2499)	½-½	48	2022
Ma Qun (2563) Zhang Pengxiang (2579)	1-0	29	2022
Zhang Pengxiang (2567) Maxim Matlakov (2684)	0-1	41	2016

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