D Gukesh's chess openings
GM🇮🇳 IndiaFIDE 2710104 games
D Gukesh, Grandmaster from India, has 104 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, D Gukesh most often opens with 1.d4 (56% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White54 games · +30 =12 −12 · 67%
As Black50 games · +11 =15 −24 · 37%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening56%30 games · scores 73% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening20%11 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening13%7 games · scores 79% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.c4 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense32%7 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 dxe4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense32%7 games · scores 36% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game18%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense95%19 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game5%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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