Rao Sharan's chess openings
IM🇮🇳 IndiaFIDE 2322386 games
Rao Sharan, International Master from India, has 386 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Rao Sharan most often opens with 1.Nf3 (79% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White192 games · +84 =45 −63 · 55%
As Black194 games · +79 =40 −75 · 51%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening79%147 games · scores 54% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.b3 g6 3.Bb2 Bg7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening21%39 games · scores 65% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bf4 a6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense64%54 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense24%20 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense13%11 games · scores 32% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd8
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense58%42 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game42%30 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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