Murali Karthikeyan's chess openings
Peak rating 260655 games
Murali Karthikeyan has 55 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Murali Karthikeyan most often opens with 1.e4 (70% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White27 games · +15 =11 −1 · 76%
As Black28 games · +14 =8 −6 · 64%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening70%19 games · scores 76% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening22%6 games · scores 75% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 b5 3.Bg2 Bb7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening7%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense64%9 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game29%4 games · scores 88% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense7%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 c6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense83%5 games · scores 70% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game17%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 e6
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