Bu Xiangzhi's chess openings
GM🇨🇳 ChinaFIDE 26512,136 games
Bu Xiangzhi, Grandmaster from China, has 2,136 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Bu Xiangzhi most often opens with 1.Nf3 (52% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White1,048 games · +452 =494 −102 · 67%
As Black1,088 games · +325 =551 −212 · 55%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening52%541 games · scores 67% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening31%326 games · scores 65% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.c4 English Opening15%158 games · scores 68% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game51%295 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense46%268 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense1%8 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game49%182 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense49%182 games · scores 61% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense1%3 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.c3 d6
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