Ben Li's chess openings
IM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 2356291 games
Ben Li, International Master from United States, has 291 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ben Li most often opens with 1.d4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White146 games · +81 =24 −41 · 64%
As Black145 games · +60 =26 −59 · 50%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening100%146 games · scores 64% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game92%56 games · scores 48% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense8%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game100%52 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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