Muthaiah, AL's chess openings
IM🇮🇳 IndiaFIDE 2485924 games
Muthaiah, AL, International Master from India, has 924 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Muthaiah, AL most often opens with 1.d4 (49% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White451 games · +200 =161 −90 · 62%
As Black473 games · +181 =180 −112 · 57%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening49%222 games · scores 61% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening32%144 games · scores 62% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.c4 e6
- 1.c4 English Opening14%65 games · scores 62% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense44%103 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense33%78 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense10%23 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense54%81 games · scores 66% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game38%57 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...d64%6 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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