Himanshu, Sh's chess openings
GM🇮🇳 IndiaFIDE 2377651 games
Himanshu, Sh, Grandmaster from India, has 651 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Himanshu, Sh most often opens with 1.e4 (81% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White316 games · +158 =90 −68 · 64%
As Black335 games · +135 =93 −107 · 54%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening81%256 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening7%22 games · scores 45% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.e3 c6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening5%17 games · scores 62% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense81%143 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense9%16 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c6
- 1...e5 Open Game6%10 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game55%58 games · scores 47% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense44%46 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense1%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 e5 3.e4 d6
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