Elbert Fang's chess openings
FM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 2305152 games
Elbert Fang, FIDE Master from United States, has 152 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Elbert Fang most often opens with 1.e4 (41% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White76 games · +28 =14 −34 · 46%
As Black76 games · +27 =5 −44 · 39%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening41%31 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening37%28 games · scores 39% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5 cxd5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening20%15 games · scores 43% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense72%26 games · scores 37% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense22%8 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
- 1...e6 French Defense6%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense70%16 games · scores 41% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense22%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6
- 1...d5 Closed Game4%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e3 Nf6
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