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Zhu, Yi's chess openings

FM🇨🇳 ChinaFIDE 2312210 games

Zhu, Yi, FIDE Master from China, has 210 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Zhu, Yi most often opens with 1.d4 (74% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White108 games · +46 =36 −26 · 59%
As Black102 games · +36 =31 −35 · 50%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening74%
    79 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6
  2. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening23%
    25 games · scores 62% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
  3. 1.Nc3 Van Geet Opening1%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.Nc3 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Bf5

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense86%
    43 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense6%
    3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4
  3. 1...Nc6 Nimzowitsch Defense2%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 e5 3.Bb5 a6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense62%
    24 games · scores 35% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
  2. 1...d618%
    7 games · scores 43% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
  3. 1...g6 Modern Defense10%
    4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.e4 d6

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