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Ruichen Cai's chess openings

🇨🇳 ChinaFIDE 187134 games

Ruichen Cai, from China, has 34 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ruichen Cai most often opens with 1.d4 (82% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.

As White17 games · +6 =4 −7 · 47%
As Black17 games · +6 =3 −8 · 44%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening82%
    14 games · scores 36% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5
  2. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening18%
    3 games · scores 100% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.g3 g6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense60%
    3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 d6 3.g3 Nc6
  2. 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense40%
    2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...d5 Closed Game60%
    6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5 cxd5
  2. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense40%
    4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5

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