Hikaru Nakamura's chess openings
GM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 279210,987 games
Hikaru Nakamura, Grandmaster from United States, has 10,987 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Hikaru Nakamura most often opens with 1.e4 (38% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White5,544 games · +3,352 =1,470 −722 · 74%
As Black5,443 games · +2,806 =1,638 −999 · 67%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening38%1,535 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening28%1,149 games · scores 80% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.c4 e6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening19%788 games · scores 66% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game41%953 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense22%506 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense15%344 games · scores 80% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense56%902 games · scores 59% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense19%305 games · scores 85% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c5
- 1...d5 Closed Game13%206 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7
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