GM Hou Yifan's chess openings
Peak rating 15009 games
GM Hou Yifan has 9 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, GM Hou Yifan most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White4 games · +0 =0 −4 · 0%
As Black5 games · +2 =0 −3 · 40%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%4 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game100%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d3 Nc6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bg5 e6
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