Lu Shanglei's chess openings
GM🇨🇳 ChinaFIDE 26371,836 games
Lu Shanglei, Grandmaster from China, has 1,836 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Lu Shanglei most often opens with 1.e4 (96% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White936 games · +435 =369 −132 · 66%
As Black900 games · +310 =409 −181 · 57%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening96%893 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening2%15 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1.Nc3 Van Geet Opening1%11 games · scores 36% · main line 1.Nc3 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense91%327 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense6%21 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- 1...e5 Open Game2%9 games · scores 39% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%183 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game27%100 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense12%43 games · scores 48% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6
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