Naman Kumar's chess openings
🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 2041172 games
Naman Kumar, from United States, has 172 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Naman Kumar most often opens with 1.e4 (91% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White89 games · +25 =26 −38 · 43%
As Black83 games · +18 =30 −35 · 40%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening91%81 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening9%8 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 c5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game59%23 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense33%13 games · scores 35% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense8%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense81%25 games · scores 32% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game19%6 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6
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