Lan Yao's chess openings
WGM🏴 EnglandFIDE 2297590 games
Lan Yao, Woman Grandmaster from England, has 590 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Lan Yao most often opens with 1.e4 (99% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White288 games · +128 =91 −69 · 60%
As Black302 games · +103 =95 −104 · 50%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening99%285 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening1%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.e3 d5
- 1.c3 Saragossa Opening0%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.c3 Nf6 2.d4 e6 3.Bf4 b6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense94%120 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense2%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense2%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Bd3 e5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%121 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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