Ken Xie's chess openings
13 games
Ken Xie has 13 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ken Xie most often opens with 1.e4 (83% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White6 games · +3 =2 −1 · 67%
As Black7 games · +3 =2 −2 · 57%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening83%5 games · scores 70% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening17%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 c5 2.e4 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense67%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game33%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4
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