Liu Qingnan's chess openings
GM🇨🇳 ChinaFIDE 2529404 games
Liu Qingnan, Grandmaster from China, has 404 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Liu Qingnan most often opens with 1.e4 (85% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White202 games · +89 =76 −37 · 63%
As Black202 games · +55 =81 −66 · 47%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening85%170 games · scores 65% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening10%19 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening4%7 games · scores 36% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 d5 3.c4 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense44%35 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game29%23 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense24%19 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense48%42 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game26%23 games · scores 48% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...d69%8 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
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