RamaChess Wei Yi — Openings
Wei Yi's most-played openings, with game counts.
Wei Yi's favorite openings
Wei Yi's most played openings in the Rama Chess archive: with White the Sicilian Defense (48 games), Ruy Lopez (37 games), Caro-Kann Defense (16 games); with Black the Sicilian Defense (38 games), English Opening (31 games), Queen's Gambit Declined (26 games). Best score in an opening played at least 5 times: 83.3% in the Bishop's Opening.
| Opening family | Games | As White | As Black | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense | 86 | 48 | 38 | 49.4% |
| Ruy Lopez | 52 | 37 | 15 | 48.1% |
| English Opening | 47 | 16 | 31 | 44.7% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined | 32 | 6 | 26 | 43.8% |
| Petrov's Defense | 29 | 6 | 23 | 48.3% |
| Queen's Pawn Game | 25 | 6 | 19 | 44% |
| Caro-Kann Defense | 24 | 16 | 8 | 45.8% |
| Reti Opening | 21 | 14 | 7 | 42.9% |
| Catalan Opening | 18 | 7 | 11 | 44.4% |
| Grunfeld Defense | 18 | 3 | 15 | 44.4% |
| French Defense | 16 | 13 | 3 | 50% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense | 15 | 4 | 11 | 46.7% |
| Queen's Pawn Game (Indian) | 15 | 5 | 10 | 50% |
| Italian Game | 12 | 8 | 4 | 41.7% |
| Four Knights Game | 11 | 9 | 2 | 50% |
| Two Knights Defense | 9 | 6 | 3 | 55.6% |
| Nimzo-Larsen Attack | 8 | 6 | 2 | 31.2% |
| Queen's Gambit Accepted | 7 | 2 | 5 | 35.7% |
| Bishop's Opening | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83.3% |
| King's Indian Attack | 5 | 0 | 5 | 20% |
Families from the ECO codes of 504 games (2026-10-31). Score = wins plus half the draws. The full list by ECO code is below.
All openings by ECO code
Petrov's Defense (C42)24Sicilian: Najdorf (B90)17Queen's Pawn Game (A45)16Reti Opening (A06)15Ruy Lopez: Berlin, Open (C67)15Sicilian: Canal-Sokolsky (B51)14QGD: Semi-Tarrasch (D41)13Catalan: Closed (E06)13Italian Game (C50)12English Opening (A15)11Queen's Pawn Game (E00)10Ruy Lopez: Berlin (C65)9Nimzo-Larsen Attack (A01)8Two Knights Defense (C55)8Queen's Pawn Game (D02)8English Opening (A13)7Caro-Kann: Advance (B12)7Sicilian: Najdorf (B91)7Four Knights (C48)7Caro-Kann Defense (B10)6Bishop's Opening (C24)6King's Indian Attack (A07)5English Opening (A10)5Caro-Kann: Exchange (B13)5Sicilian: Closed (B23)5Sicilian: Rossolimo (B31)5French: Tarrasch (C07)5Petrov: Modern Attack (C43)5Three Knights Opening (C46)5Ruy Lopez: Open (C80)5Ruy Lopez: Open (C83)5Queen's Pawn Game (E10)5Polish (Sokolsky) Opening (A00)4Reti Opening (A05)4Scandinavian Defense (B01)4Modern Defense (B06)4Sicilian Defense (B30)4Sicilian: Najdorf (B92)4Sicilian: Najdorf (B97)4Italian: Classical (C53)4Ruy Lopez: Closed (C88)4QGA: Classical (D26)4QGD (D30)4QGD: Ragozin (D38)4English: Neo-Catalan (A14)3English: Mikenas-Carls (A18)3English: Symmetrical (A33)3Caro-Kann Defense (B15)3Sicilian: Taimanov (B46)3Sicilian Defense (B56)3French: Advance (C02)3French: Classical (C11)3Four Knights (C49)3QGD: Semi-Tarrasch (D40)3QGD: Semi-Slav (D45)3Grünfeld: Russian (D97)3Catalan: Open (E04)3Nimzo-Indian: Classical (E32)3Nimzo-Indian: Reshevsky (E46)3King's Indian Defense (E60)3Reti Opening (A04)2English Opening (A21)2English: Symmetrical (A34)2English: Symmetrical (A35)2English: Symmetrical (A36)2Pirc: Austrian Attack (B09)2Caro-Kann: Steinitz (B17)2Sicilian: Kan (B42)2Sicilian Defense (B50)2Sicilian: Scheveningen (B84)2Sicilian: Najdorf (B96)2French Defense (C10)2Evans Gambit (C51)2Ruy Lopez: Modern Steinitz (C76)2Ruy Lopez (C78)2Ruy Lopez: Closed (C84)2Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer (C95)2QGA (D20)2QGD: Exchange (D35)2QGD (D37)2Grunfeld Defense (D71)2Grünfeld Defense (D80)2Grünfeld: Modern Exchange (D85)2Catalan Opening (E01)2Queen's Indian (E15)2Nimzo-Indian (E20)2Nimzo-Indian: Three Knights (E21)2Nimzo-Indian: Sämisch (E24)2Nimzo-Indian Defense (E53)2English Opening (A16)1English Opening (A17)1English Opening (A20)1English Opening (A22)1English: Four Knights (A28)1English: Four Knights (A29)1English: Symmetrical (A37)1King's Indian, East Indian (A48)1Benoni Defense (A56)1Alekhine: Modern (B04)1Pirc Defense (B07)1Caro-Kann: Classical (B18)1Sicilian Defense (B20)1Sicilian: Alapin (B22)1Sicilian Defense (B33)1Sicilian: Accelerated Dragon (B35)1Sicilian: Canal-Sokolsky (B52)1Sicilian Defense (B53)1Sicilian Defense (B54)1Sicilian Defense (B60)1Sicilian: Richter-Rauzer (B66)1Sicilian: Richter-Rauzer (B67)1Sicilian: Dragon, Yugoslav (B77)1Sicilian Defense (B95)1French: Tarrasch (C03)1French: Tarrasch (C08)1French: Winawer (C19)1Center Game (C22)1Vienna Game (C26)1King's Knight Opening (C40)1Philidor Defense (C41)1Scotch Game (C45)1Four Knights (C47)1Two Knights: Fried Liver (C57)1Ruy Lopez: Classical (C64)1Ruy Lopez (C70)1Ruy Lopez: Modern Steinitz (C74)1Ruy Lopez: Open (C82)1Ruy Lopez: Marshall (C89)1Ruy Lopez: Closed (C92)1Queen's Pawn Game (D00)1Slav: Quiet Variation (D11)1QGA: Classical (D27)1QGD (D31)1QGD: Tarrasch (D33)1QGD: Tarrasch (D34)1QGD: Ragozin, Vienna (D39)1QGD: Semi-Tarrasch (D42)1QGD: Semi-Slav (D43)1QGD (D53)1Grunfeld Defense (D75)1Grunfeld Defense (D77)1Neo-Grünfeld (D78)1Neo-Grünfeld (D79)1Grunfeld Defense (D83)1Grünfeld: Exchange (D86)1Grünfeld: Exchange (D87)1Grünfeld Defense (D91)1Grünfeld Defense (D94)1Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein (E51)1King's Indian (E90)1King's Indian (E91)1
FAQ
What are Wei Yi's favorite openings?
Wei Yi's most played openings in the Rama Chess archive: with White the Sicilian Defense (48 games), Ruy Lopez (37 games), Caro-Kann Defense (16 games); with Black the Sicilian Defense (38 games), English Opening (31 games), Queen's Gambit Declined (26 games). Best score in an opening played at least 5 times: 83.3% in the Bishop's Opening.
What does Wei Yi play with Black?
With Black the most played opening families are: Sicilian Defense (38), English Opening (31), Queen's Gambit Declined (26), Petrov's Defense (23).
How many different openings does Wei Yi play here?
151 ECO codes in 40 opening families, in 504 games with a known ECO code.