Shantanu Bhambure's chess openings
IM🇮🇳 IndiaFIDE 2336264 games
Shantanu Bhambure, International Master from India, has 264 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Shantanu Bhambure most often opens with 1.d4 (97% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White130 games · +43 =48 −39 · 52%
As Black134 games · +43 =38 −53 · 46%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening97%125 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening3%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.b3 Bf5 3.Bb2 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense70%37 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense19%10 games · scores 30% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
- 1...e5 Open Game9%5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense75%40 games · scores 49% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game25%13 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c6
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