Prepare against Yannick Francois

DEU · World #39,913 classical · FIDE ID 16200918

Our database contains 52 games by Yannick Francois, covering Feb 2016 to Jul 2026. Below you'll find Yannick Francois's most-played openings with White and Black, career performance record, notable wins and top events — everything you need to scout Yannick Francois before a game. You can open the same data in the free interactive preparation workstation, which builds a move-by-move opening tree from every game.

Ratings

Performance record

Move-by-move preparation stats

Straight from the preparation tree built over all of Yannick Francois's games — the same tree the interactive prep board lets you walk to any depth. Scores are from Yannick Francois's side.

First moves as White (24 games)

Main lines as White

• 1.c4 — 50% of White games, 54.2% score
  • …c5 (33% of these games) — Francois usually continues Nc3 (62.5% score)
  • …e5 (25% of these games) — Francois usually continues Nc3 (16.7% score)
  • …f5 (17% of these games) — Francois usually continues Nc3 (100.0% score)
• 1.e4 — 50% of White games, 54.2% score
  • …c5 (42% of these games) — Francois usually continues Nc3 (37.5% score)
  • …e6 (25% of these games) — Francois usually continues d4 (75.0% score)
  • …d6 (17% of these games) — Francois usually continues Nf3 (50.0% score)

As Black against 1.e4 (14 games)

As Black against 1.d4 (6 games)

Yannick Francois's chess games

All 52 games by Yannick Francois in the Chess.ceo database (Feb 2016 - Jul 2026) are free to browse, search and replay: filter by opening, opponent, event or date on the player page, or step through any game on the analysis board. Record: 18 wins, 14 draws, 20 losses.

Openings as White

Openings as Black

Notable wins

Top events

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find Yannick Francois's chess games?

52 games by Yannick Francois, from Feb 2016 to Jul 2026, are free to browse and replay move by move — no signup needed. The preparation view groups them into an opening tree showing every line Yannick Francois has played.

What does Yannick Francois play on the first move as White?

Across 24 games with White in our database, Yannick Francois opens with 1.c4 (50% of games), 1.e4 (50% of games). Against 1.e4 as Black, Yannick Francois answers 1...c5 (71% of games), 1...e5 (29% of games). Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 (100% of games).

What openings does Yannick Francois play as White?

As White, Yannick Francois's most-played openings in our database are: Sicilian: Closed (4 games, 25.0% win rate); English Opening: Symmetrical (3 games, 33.3% win rate); English Opening (3 games, 100.0% win rate). The full breakdown of 24 games with White is in the table above.

What openings does Yannick Francois play as Black?

As Black, Yannick Francois most often plays: Sicilian: Sveshnikov (4 games, 50.0% win rate); Indian Defense (4 games, 25.0% win rate); Sicilian (3 games, 33.3% win rate). See the table above for the top ten Black openings across 28 games.

What is Yannick Francois's FIDE rating?

Yannick Francois is currently rated 1,936 in classical chess, 2,023 in rapid and 1,883 in blitz. Peak classical rating: 1,984 (Apr 2025).

How many games has Yannick Francois played?

Our database contains 52 games by Yannick Francois, covering Feb 2016 to Jul 2026. Overall record: 18 wins, 14 draws, 20 losses (34.6% win rate).

How do I prepare against Yannick Francois?

52 games by Yannick Francois reveal their opening repertoire, most-played lines, and the variations where they score worst — the raw material for targeted preparation. The interactive opening tree lets you walk every line to any depth.

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