Maximillian Lu's chess openings
IM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 2461528 games
Maximillian Lu, International Master from United States, has 528 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Maximillian Lu most often opens with 1.d4 (31% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White264 games · +106 =90 −68 · 57%
As Black264 games · +98 =80 −86 · 52%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening31%82 games · scores 53% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening26%68 games · scores 58% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nd7 3.d4 Nb6
- 1.c4 English Opening22%57 games · scores 55% · main line 1.c4 c6 2.e4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense74%93 games · scores 51% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense11%14 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense4%5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense82%75 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game5%5 games · scores 20% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...d65%5 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.c4 e5 3.d5 h5
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