Yichen Xiong's chess openings
🏴 EnglandFIDE 174388 games
Yichen Xiong, from England, has 88 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Yichen Xiong most often opens with 1.d4 (59% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...e6.
As White46 games · +26 =8 −12 · 65%
As Black42 games · +19 =5 −18 · 51%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening59%27 games · scores 72% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening41%19 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense91%29 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense9%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense75%6 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense25%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.a3 d5
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