Sang Cao's chess openings
GM🇻🇳 VietnamFIDE 2334397 games
Sang Cao, Grandmaster from Vietnam, has 397 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Sang Cao most often opens with 1.e4 (87% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White203 games · +85 =91 −27 · 64%
As Black194 games · +55 =94 −45 · 53%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening87%177 games · scores 65% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening5%11 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 d5 3.Bxf6 exf6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening4%9 games · scores 67% · main line 1.Nf3 e6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Bf4 c5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense54%34 games · scores 68% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense41%26 games · scores 48% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...e5 Open Game5%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense79%79 games · scores 46% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense19%19 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense1%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Be3 c5
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