Li Chao2's chess openings
GM🇨🇳 ChinaFIDE 26151,311 games
Li Chao2, Grandmaster from China, has 1,311 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Li Chao2 most often opens with 1.d4 (48% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White685 games · +317 =268 −100 · 66%
As Black626 games · +224 =282 −120 · 58%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening48%328 games · scores 66% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening40%276 games · scores 65% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening6%38 games · scores 64% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense53%159 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game36%107 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense4%12 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense75%158 games · scores 64% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game20%42 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense3%6 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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