Joshua Sheng's chess openings
GM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 2498465 games
Joshua Sheng, Grandmaster from United States, has 465 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Joshua Sheng most often opens with 1.e4 (78% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White235 games · +120 =59 −56 · 64%
As Black230 games · +94 =85 −51 · 59%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening78%180 games · scores 65% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening12%27 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 a6
- 1.c4 English Opening9%22 games · scores 57% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense60%64 games · scores 66% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game17%18 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...e6 French Defense13%14 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense58%45 games · scores 64% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game35%27 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense5%4 games · scores 88% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 b6 3.e4 Bb4+
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