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Xu, X's chess openings

IM🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 247093 games

Xu, X, International Master from Germany, has 93 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Xu, X most often opens with 1.e4 (82% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.

As White49 games · +20 =23 −6 · 64%
As Black44 games · +16 =20 −8 · 59%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening82%
    40 games · scores 66% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5
  2. 1.c4 English Opening14%
    7 games · scores 64% · main line 1.c4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6
  3. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening2%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ne4

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense89%
    17 games · scores 65% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense11%
    2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...d5 Closed Game63%
    10 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense38%
    6 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.d5 e6

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