Yan Liu's chess openings
Peak rating 2579802 games
Yan Liu has 802 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Yan Liu most often opens with 1.Nf3 (33% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White406 games · +145 =220 −41 · 63%
As Black396 games · +92 =207 −97 · 49%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening33%136 games · scores 66% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening31%125 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1.c4 English Opening31%124 games · scores 69% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense59%101 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game39%67 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense1%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense98%148 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense1%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nc3 a6
- 1...d5 Closed Game1%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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