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Shen Yang's chess openings

IM🇨🇳 ChinaFIDE 23831,019 games

Shen Yang, International Master from China, has 1,019 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Shen Yang most often opens with 1.d4 (82% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.

As White526 games · +208 =215 −103 · 60%
As Black493 games · +166 =196 −131 · 54%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening82%
    429 games · scores 62% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  2. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening16%
    85 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  3. 1.c4 English Opening2%
    10 games · scores 60% · main line 1.c4 c6 2.e4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...e5 Open Game90%
    212 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
  2. 1...e6 French Defense5%
    11 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense4%
    10 games · scores 95% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...d5 Closed Game88%
    159 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense9%
    17 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  3. 1...e6 Horwitz Defense2%
    4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6

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