Derek Li Chen's chess openings
🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 188442 games
Derek Li Chen, from United States, has 42 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Derek Li Chen most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White17 games · +2 =5 −10 · 26%
As Black25 games · +10 =2 −13 · 44%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%17 games · scores 26% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%9 games · scores 39% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%11 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
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