V S Rathanvel's chess openings
IM🇮🇳 IndiaFIDE 2489628 games
V S Rathanvel, International Master from India, has 628 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, V S Rathanvel most often opens with 1.e4 (97% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White316 games · +146 =109 −61 · 63%
As Black312 games · +103 =132 −77 · 54%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening97%304 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening1%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7
- 1.h41%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.h4 d5 2.d4 c6 3.h5 h6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense91%144 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense4%6 games · scores 17% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...e5 Open Game3%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense92%92 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game6%6 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...d61%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 g6
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