Sihan Tao's chess openings
FM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 2202281 games
Sihan Tao, FIDE Master from United States, has 281 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Sihan Tao most often opens with 1.e4 (80% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White142 games · +61 =25 −56 · 52%
As Black139 games · +48 =24 −67 · 43%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening80%114 games · scores 48% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening8%11 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1.c4 English Opening5%7 games · scores 79% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense82%61 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense7%5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
- 1...e6 French Defense5%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.b3 d5 3.Bb2 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense86%38 games · scores 34% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1...b57%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 b5 2.c4 bxc4 3.e4 Bb7
- 1...Nc65%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nc6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d5 Nb8
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