Yifan Hou's chess openings
Peak rating 262828 games
Yifan Hou has 28 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Yifan Hou most often opens with 1.e4 (73% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White15 games · +12 =1 −2 · 83%
As Black13 games · +4 =7 −2 · 58%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening73%11 games · scores 77% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening27%4 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bf4 a6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense50%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense50%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense67%4 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense33%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Bb4+ 3.Nc3 b6
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