Yuan Chen's chess openings
Peak rating 2417101 games
Yuan Chen has 101 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Yuan Chen most often opens with 1.e4 (61% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White54 games · +19 =24 −11 · 57%
As Black47 games · +9 =21 −17 · 41%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening61%33 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening17%9 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 c6 3.c3 Bf5
- 1.c4 English Opening13%7 games · scores 71% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense64%14 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...Nc6 Nimzowitsch Defense9%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 e5 3.Bc4 Nf6
- 1...e5 Open Game9%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nge7
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game53%8 games · scores 31% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense47%7 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5
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