Chithambaram VR. Aravindh's chess openings
GM🇮🇳 IndiaFIDE 26774,144 games
Chithambaram VR. Aravindh, Grandmaster from India, has 4,144 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Chithambaram VR. Aravindh most often opens with 1.e4 (44% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White2,122 games · +1,284 =392 −446 · 70%
As Black2,022 games · +1,059 =399 −564 · 62%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening44%704 games · scores 68% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening20%318 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening17%278 games · scores 71% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense53%430 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game17%137 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense12%100 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense71%403 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game16%89 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense8%48 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
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