Lin Cai's chess openings
🇨🇳 ChinaFIDE 203990 games
Lin Cai, from China, has 90 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Lin Cai most often opens with 1.e4 (58% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White45 games · +21 =7 −17 · 54%
As Black45 games · +13 =14 −18 · 44%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening58%26 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening40%18 games · scores 78% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 c5 3.e3 cxd4
- 1.f4 Bird's Opening2%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 c5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game29%5 games · scores 10% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense29%5 games · scores 20% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense24%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense28%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4
- 1...d622%4 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 dxe5
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense22%4 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6
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