R.K. Ranjith's chess openings
Peak rating 171822 games
R.K. Ranjith has 22 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, R.K. Ranjith most often opens with 1.Nc3 (64% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...f5.
As White11 games · +7 =2 −2 · 73%
As Black11 games · +5 =2 −4 · 55%
As White
- 1.Nc3 Van Geet Opening64%7 games · scores 64% · main line 1.Nc3 d5 2.e4 d4 3.Nce2 e5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening36%4 games · scores 88% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 g6 3.d4 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%4 games · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.d4 e6 3.Nf3 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense60%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.g3 e6 3.Bg2 Nf6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense40%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 f5 3.g3 Nf6
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