Derek Wu's chess openings
FM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 22351,585 games
Derek Wu, FIDE Master from United States, has 1,585 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Derek Wu most often opens with 1.e4 (50% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White812 games · +486 =86 −240 · 65%
As Black773 games · +402 =100 −271 · 58%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening50%388 games · scores 70% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening39%297 games · scores 62% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening5%40 games · scores 56% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense61%218 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game20%72 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...e6 French Defense9%32 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game53%121 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense39%90 games · scores 61% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense5%12 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.Nc3 Nf6
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