Zhao Xue's chess openings
GM🇨🇳 ChinaFIDE 24391,777 games
Zhao Xue, Grandmaster from China, has 1,777 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Zhao Xue most often opens with 1.d4 (59% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White858 games · +441 =210 −207 · 64%
As Black919 games · +405 =250 −264 · 58%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening59%488 games · scores 65% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1.c4 English Opening20%161 games · scores 57% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening14%113 games · scores 68% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game40%169 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense22%93 games · scores 66% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense12%50 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense81%302 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense7%25 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 b6 3.e4 Bb7
- 1...d5 Closed Game5%18 games · scores 53% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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