Ilya Iyengar's chess openings
🏴 EnglandFIDE 1976126 games
Ilya Iyengar, from England, has 126 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ilya Iyengar most often opens with 1.d4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White62 games · +25 =15 −22 · 52%
As Black64 games · +24 =8 −32 · 44%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening100%60 games · scores 53% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%31 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%25 games · scores 36% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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