Houlin Shen's chess openings
🇨🇳 ChinaFIDE 183772 games
Houlin Shen, from China, has 72 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Houlin Shen most often opens with 1.Nf3 (71% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White35 games · +10 =9 −16 · 41%
As Black37 games · +17 =5 −15 · 53%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening71%25 games · scores 46% · main line 1.Nf3 Nc6 2.d4 d5 3.g3 Nf6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening17%6 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening11%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense67%16 games · scores 69% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game25%6 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6
- 1...e6 French Defense8%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense63%5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game38%3 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
Playing Houlin Shen soon?
ChessPrep shows every line Houlin Shen plays as White and as Black, where they score worst, and how your own openings cover them — then drills your answers.
Prepare in ChessPrep