Zhang Xuan's chess openings
FM🇨🇳 ChinaFIDE 232170 games
Zhang Xuan, FIDE Master from China, has 70 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Zhang Xuan most often opens with 1.e4 (79% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White34 games · +13 =10 −11 · 53%
As Black36 games · +16 =6 −14 · 53%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening79%27 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening12%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
- 1.c4 English Opening6%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%20 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense90%9 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game10%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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