Gahan, M's chess openings
FM🇮🇳 IndiaFIDE 2269466 games
Gahan, M, FIDE Master from India, has 466 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Gahan, M most often opens with 1.e4 (90% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White235 games · +107 =46 −82 · 55%
As Black231 games · +86 =33 −112 · 44%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening90%211 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening7%16 games · scores 69% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 c5
- 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack3%7 games · scores 57% · main line 1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense68%70 games · scores 51% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense17%18 games · scores 36% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense11%11 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense94%75 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense5%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 f5 3.c4 Nf6
- 1...d5 Closed Game1%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 g6
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