Nikhil Kalghatgi's chess openings
🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 200819 games
Nikhil Kalghatgi, from United States, has 19 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nikhil Kalghatgi most often opens with 1.d4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...g6.
As White9 games · +4 =1 −4 · 50%
As Black10 games · +3 =1 −6 · 35%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening100%9 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5 cxd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense50%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- 1...b6 Owen's Defense33%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 b6 2.d4 Bb7 3.Nc3 e6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense17%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense50%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.Nf3 Bg7 3.e4 a6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 g6 3.e3 Bg7
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