Rick Sun's chess openings
🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 2139204 games
Rick Sun, from United States, has 204 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Rick Sun most often opens with 1.d4 (65% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d6.
As White103 games · +60 =11 −32 · 64%
As Black101 games · +40 =11 −50 · 45%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening65%67 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bf4 a6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening35%36 games · scores 65% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense87%40 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7
- 1...e5 Open Game11%5 games · scores 70% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
- 1...Nc6 Nimzowitsch Defense2%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 e5 3.dxe5 Nxe5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d671%27 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 g6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense29%11 games · scores 36% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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