Players / yifan0227
GM Hou Yifan's openings
Chess.com: yifan0227 · Blitz 2865 · Bullet 2818 · Rapid 2572
From 214 games played on Chess.com between Aug 3, 2025 and Aug 7, 2026: Hou Yifan scored 60% (107 wins, 42 draws, 65 losses). With White, Hou Yifan opens 1.e4 in 64% of games.
As White: first move
- 1.e4: 70 games (64%), scores 58%
- 1.Nf3: 12 games (11%), scores 58%
- 1.d4: 12 games (11%), scores 63%
- 1.c4: 9 games (8%), scores 61%
- 1.b3: 2 games (2%), scores 100%
As White: openings
- Sicilian Defense: 26 games (24%), scores 62%
- English Opening: 18 games (17%), scores 64%
- Ruy Lopez Opening: 17 games (16%), scores 71%
- Giuoco Piano: 6 games (6%), scores 58%
- Queens Gambit: 6 games (6%), scores 42%
- Italian Game: 5 games (5%), scores 50%
- Reti Opening: 5 games (5%), scores 60%
- Queens Pawn Opening: 4 games (4%), scores 75%
As Black: against 1.e4
- 1...c5: 33 games (89%), scores 55%
- 1...e5: 2 games (5%), scores 0%
- 1...g6: 1 games (3%), scores 100%
- 1...c6: 1 games (3%), scores 100%
As Black: against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6: 35 games (90%), scores 67%
- 1...b6: 2 games (5%), scores 50%
- 1...g6: 2 games (5%), scores 100%
As Black: openings
- Sicilian Defense: 25 games (24%), scores 56%
- English Opening: 16 games (15%), scores 59%
- Indian Game: 15 games (14%), scores 80%
- Bogo Indian Defense: 9 games (9%), scores 50%
- Nimzo Indian Defense: 5 games (5%), scores 50%
- Kings Indian Defense: 5 games (5%), scores 70%
- Queens Indian Defense: 4 games (4%), scores 25%
- Alapin Sicilian: 4 games (4%), scores 50%