J Rao Samarth's chess openings
CM🇮🇳 IndiaFIDE 1894738 games
J Rao Samarth, Candidate Master from India, has 738 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, J Rao Samarth most often opens with 1.c4 (33% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White361 games · +147 =20 −194 · 43%
As Black377 games · +123 =21 −233 · 35%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening33%116 games · scores 42% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening30%106 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening24%86 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense75%127 games · scores 35% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game11%18 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense7%12 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game71%88 games · scores 36% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense19%24 games · scores 46% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense5%6 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Bf4 Bd6
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