Varun Krishnan's chess openings
IM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 2405851 games
Varun Krishnan, International Master from United States, has 851 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Varun Krishnan most often opens with 1.e4 (71% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White437 games · +193 =62 −182 · 51%
As Black414 games · +146 =68 −200 · 43%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening71%311 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening23%101 games · scores 65% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7
- 1.a32%8 games · scores 50% · main line 1.a3 d5 2.Nf3 c5 3.c4 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense64%128 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game17%34 games · scores 65% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...a68%15 games · scores 37% · main line 1.e4 a6 2.d4 e6 3.Nc3 d5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game69%93 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense26%35 games · scores 41% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...a62%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 a6 2.e4 e6 3.Nd2 d5
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