Zhihang Xu's chess openings
GM🇨🇳 ChinaFIDE 2482438 games
Zhihang Xu, Grandmaster from China, has 438 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Zhihang Xu most often opens with 1.d4 (61% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White222 games · +79 =100 −43 · 58%
As Black216 games · +66 =92 −58 · 52%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening61%132 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening15%33 games · scores 52% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
- 1.c4 English Opening14%30 games · scores 67% · main line 1.c4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nf3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game48%50 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense34%36 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense10%11 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Nxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense93%71 games · scores 51% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game4%3 games · scores 83% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 Nf6 3.e3 c5
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense1%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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