Vivek Rao's chess openings
IM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 243544 games
Vivek Rao, International Master from United States, has 44 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Vivek Rao most often opens with 1.d4 (96% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White23 games · +9 =7 −7 · 54%
As Black21 games · +10 =3 −8 · 55%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening96%22 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening4%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%12 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense83%5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense17%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 c6
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