Cheng, X's chess openings
FM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 2288206 games
Cheng, X, FIDE Master from United States, has 206 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Cheng, X most often opens with 1.e4 (78% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White108 games · +49 =11 −48 · 50%
As Black98 games · +35 =6 −57 · 39%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening78%84 games · scores 51% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening10%11 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 f6 3.Bh4 Nh6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening7%8 games · scores 25% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 Nbd7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense81%42 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense10%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense6%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense54%14 games · scores 21% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game38%10 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense8%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5 d5
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