Liu Yan's chess openings
GM🇨🇳 ChinaFIDE 248510 games
Liu Yan, Grandmaster from China, has 10 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Liu Yan most often opens with 1.c4 (83% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White6 games · +4 =2 −0 · 83%
As Black4 games · +1 =2 −1 · 50%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening83%5 games · scores 90% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 e6 3.Bg2 d5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening17%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
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