Shen, A's chess openings
IM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 242395 games
Shen, A, International Master from United States, has 95 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Shen, A most often opens with 1.e4 (80% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White51 games · +27 =8 −16 · 61%
As Black44 games · +13 =12 −19 · 43%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening80%41 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening16%8 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1.c4 English Opening2%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Nc3 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense80%20 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game20%5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense67%6 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game33%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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