Zhu Chen's chess openings
GM🇶🇦 QatarFIDE 24231,287 games
Zhu Chen, Grandmaster from Qatar, has 1,287 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Zhu Chen most often opens with 1.d4 (81% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White646 games · +273 =205 −168 · 58%
As Black641 games · +233 =196 −212 · 52%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening81%526 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening10%65 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.c4 English Opening5%35 games · scores 54% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense51%146 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game23%66 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense15%43 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game62%166 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense33%88 games · scores 59% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d64%10 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 g6
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