Liu, Yi's chess openings
Peak rating 2401709 games
Liu, Yi has 709 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Liu, Yi most often opens with 1.d4 (81% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White364 games · +147 =82 −135 · 52%
As Black345 games · +131 =66 −148 · 48%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening81%294 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening14%52 games · scores 39% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening5%17 games · scores 47% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c3 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense89%140 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense9%15 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense1%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game90%88 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense6%6 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense4%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.g3 Nf6
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