Nitesh Cherukuri's chess openings
FM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 2274257 games
Nitesh Cherukuri, FIDE Master from United States, has 257 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nitesh Cherukuri most often opens with 1.e4 (84% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White131 games · +44 =43 −44 · 50%
As Black126 games · +37 =44 −45 · 47%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening84%110 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening11%14 games · scores 36% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 e6 3.Bg2 d5
- 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack4%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 Nf6 3.Nf3 Bg4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense80%52 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense15%10 games · scores 30% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense3%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense68%32 games · scores 48% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game32%15 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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