Xiangyu CHN Xu's chess openings
GM🇨🇳 ChinaFIDE 26281,714 games
Xiangyu CHN Xu, Grandmaster from China, has 1,714 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Xiangyu CHN Xu most often opens with 1.d4 (59% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White868 games · +397 =354 −117 · 66%
As Black846 games · +281 =391 −174 · 56%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening59%480 games · scores 66% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening21%170 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening12%95 games · scores 72% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense57%228 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game29%117 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6
- 1...e6 French Defense7%29 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense62%173 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game18%51 games · scores 51% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense9%24 games · scores 88% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 b6 3.e4 Bb4+
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