Victor C Shen's chess openings
IM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 2407151 games
Victor C Shen, International Master from United States, has 151 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Victor C Shen most often opens with 1.e4 (48% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White76 games · +32 =18 −26 · 54%
As Black75 games · +25 =22 −28 · 48%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening48%36 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening37%28 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening8%6 games · scores 58% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense64%21 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game36%12 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense65%17 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game35%9 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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