Lin Chen's chess openings
GM🇨🇳 ChinaFIDE 2466474 games
Lin Chen, Grandmaster from China, has 474 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Lin Chen most often opens with 1.e4 (87% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White239 games · +84 =112 −43 · 59%
As Black235 games · +61 =101 −73 · 47%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening87%208 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening9%21 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Bf4 c5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening2%5 games · scores 90% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game47%46 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense44%43 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense7%7 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense52%46 games · scores 51% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game48%42 games · scores 43% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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