Buthsara Hettiarachchi's chess openings
🇳🇿 New ZealandFIDE 1805113 games
Buthsara Hettiarachchi, from New Zealand, has 113 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Buthsara Hettiarachchi most often opens with 1.e4 (96% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White56 games · +19 =17 −20 · 49%
As Black57 games · +22 =10 −25 · 47%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening96%54 games · scores 51% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 g6
- 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack2%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 Nf6 3.d3 Bf5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening2%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense85%23 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
- 1...b6 Owen's Defense11%3 games · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 b6 2.d4 Bb7 3.Nd2 d6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense4%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense65%15 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game35%8 games · scores 19% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 e6
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