Nikesh Acharya's chess openings
🏴 EnglandFIDE 177830 games
Nikesh Acharya, from England, has 30 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nikesh Acharya most often opens with 1.e4 (73% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White15 games · +9 =0 −6 · 60%
As Black15 games · +10 =3 −2 · 77%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening73%11 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening20%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening7%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 h6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense91%10 games · scores 85% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense9%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game50%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5 cxd5
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