Karthik, V4's chess openings
GM🇮🇳 IndiaFIDE 25561,490 games
Karthik, V4, Grandmaster from India, has 1,490 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Karthik, V4 most often opens with 1.e4 (46% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White736 games · +352 =240 −144 · 64%
As Black754 games · +316 =264 −174 · 59%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening46%331 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening28%202 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening11%78 games · scores 57% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense59%207 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game14%50 games · scores 48% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense7%23 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense73%175 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game13%32 games · scores 61% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense3%8 games · scores 81% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6
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