Joshua Sheng's chess openings
Peak rating 2454121 games
Joshua Sheng has 121 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Joshua Sheng most often opens with 1.e4 (77% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White64 games · +29 =21 −14 · 62%
As Black57 games · +31 =20 −6 · 72%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening77%49 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.c4 English Opening11%7 games · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening11%7 games · scores 64% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense62%18 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense17%5 games · scores 70% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- 1...e6 French Defense10%3 games · scores 83% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Bd3 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense65%11 games · scores 91% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense24%4 games · scores 88% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 b6 3.e4 Bb4+
- 1...d5 Closed Game12%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6
Playing Joshua Sheng soon?
ChessPrep shows every line Joshua Sheng plays as White and as Black, where they score worst, and how your own openings cover them — then drills your answers.
Prepare in ChessPrep