Shahi Harshal's chess openings
FM🇮🇳 IndiaFIDE 2143190 games
Shahi Harshal, FIDE Master from India, has 190 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Shahi Harshal most often opens with 1.e4 (97% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White94 games · +25 =18 −51 · 36%
As Black96 games · +26 =11 −59 · 33%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening97%90 games · scores 35% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening3%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%42 games · scores 24% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game77%24 games · scores 46% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.e3 c5
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense23%7 games · scores 14% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5
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