Balanandan Ayyappan's chess openings
🇮🇳 IndiaFIDE 203257 games
Balanandan Ayyappan, from India, has 57 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Balanandan Ayyappan most often opens with 1.d4 (86% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White29 games · +15 =7 −7 · 64%
As Black28 games · +8 =5 −15 · 38%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening86%25 games · scores 66% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 d5 3.Nc3 a6
- 1.c4 English Opening10%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.c4 b6 2.Nf3 Bb7 3.Nc3 e6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening3%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 c5 3.e3 Nc6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense56%9 games · scores 22% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense38%6 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense6%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%10 games · scores 35% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7
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