Zhihan Xu's chess openings
CM🇨🇦 CanadaFIDE 211858 games
Zhihan Xu, Candidate Master from Canada, has 58 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Zhihan Xu most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White27 games · +8 =4 −15 · 37%
As Black31 games · +8 =4 −19 · 32%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%27 games · scores 37% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game83%15 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense17%3 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%4 games · scores 13% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game50%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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