Wei, Yi's chess openings
GM🇨🇳 ChinaFIDE 2758437 games
Wei, Yi, Grandmaster from China, has 437 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Wei, Yi most often opens with 1.e4 (61% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White222 games · +102 =90 −30 · 66%
As Black215 games · +73 =97 −45 · 57%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening61%135 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening18%39 games · scores 74% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening14%30 games · scores 65% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.c4 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense59%54 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game30%28 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense4%4 games · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense81%68 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense8%7 games · scores 64% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nc3 a6
- 1...d5 Closed Game6%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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