Hikaru's chess openings
87 games
Hikaru has 87 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Hikaru most often opens with 1.e4 (57% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White44 games · +25 =9 −10 · 67%
As Black43 games · +20 =13 −10 · 62%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening57%25 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 Nf6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening23%10 games · scores 90% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack11%5 games · scores 90% · main line 1.b3 c5 2.Bb2 d6 3.Nf3 e5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game82%27 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense12%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense6%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense67%4 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense33%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
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