Alex Chen's chess openings
CM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 200667 games
Alex Chen, Candidate Master from United States, has 67 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Alex Chen most often opens with 1.e4 (59% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White29 games · +7 =9 −13 · 40%
As Black38 games · +12 =9 −17 · 43%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening59%17 games · scores 32% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening31%9 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 Nf6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening10%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.b3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense81%17 games · scores 35% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense10%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense5%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%12 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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