Yifan Hou's chess openings
🇨🇳 ChinaFIDE 233855 games
Yifan Hou, from China, has 55 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Yifan Hou most often opens with 1.d4 (73% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White30 games · +5 =17 −8 · 45%
As Black25 games · +4 =14 −7 · 44%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening73%22 games · scores 36% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening13%4 games · scores 75% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nd7 3.g3 Ngf6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening7%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%12 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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