Lakshmi Narayanan, M's chess openings
CM🇮🇳 IndiaFIDE 207885 games
Lakshmi Narayanan, M, Candidate Master from India, has 85 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Lakshmi Narayanan, M most often opens with 1.d4 (84% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White49 games · +13 =13 −23 · 40%
As Black36 games · +8 =9 −19 · 35%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening84%41 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening10%5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening6%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense67%8 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense25%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...e5 Open Game8%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 c6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense71%10 games · scores 30% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 b6 3.c4 e6
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense21%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 e5 3.e4 d6
- 1...d5 Closed Game7%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 e6
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