Openings
Hou Yifan primarily plays 1.e4 as White. As Black, she usually plays the Sicilian Defence (including the Najdorf, Dragon and Closed variations) as well as the French Defence against 1.e4, while against 1.d4 she plays the Nimzo-/Bogo-Indian and Queen's Indian defences.
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