Varugeese Koshy's chess openings
IM🇮🇳 IndiaFIDE 2117293 games
Varugeese Koshy, International Master from India, has 293 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Varugeese Koshy most often opens with 1.c4 (91% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d6.
As White152 games · +37 =74 −41 · 49%
As Black141 games · +38 =47 −56 · 44%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening91%138 games · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 g6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening6%9 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.f3 Nbd7
- 1.g3 Hungarian Opening2%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.g3 e5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Bg2 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense54%51 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense23%22 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense19%18 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d659%22 games · scores 34% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense35%13 games · scores 19% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense3%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 c6
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