M.R. Venkatesh's chess openings
Peak rating 241726 games
M.R. Venkatesh has 26 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, M.R. Venkatesh most often opens with 1.e4 (86% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White14 games · +9 =2 −3 · 71%
As Black12 games · +4 =5 −3 · 54%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening86%12 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening14%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense50%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game50%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%8 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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