P. Karthikeyan's chess openings
🇮🇳 IndiaPeak rating 230553 games
P. Karthikeyan, from India, has 53 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, P. Karthikeyan most often opens with 1.e4 (48% 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 · +13 =7 −7 · 61%
As Black26 games · +12 =6 −8 · 58%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening48%13 games · scores 77% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening41%11 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening7%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 Nf6 3.cxd5 Nxd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense43%6 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d3 Nc6
- 1...e5 Open Game36%5 games · scores 90% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense14%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3 Bg4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense67%4 games · scores 13% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game33%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6
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