Shyam, N's chess openings
GM🇮🇳 IndiaFIDE 24321,468 games
Shyam, N, Grandmaster from India, has 1,468 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Shyam, N most often opens with 1.e4 (58% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White729 games · +324 =293 −112 · 65%
As Black739 games · +293 =267 −179 · 58%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening58%389 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening19%129 games · scores 74% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening11%76 games · scores 61% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense76%265 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game12%43 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...e6 French Defense8%27 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense81%219 games · scores 59% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game8%23 games · scores 46% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense4%10 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Bb4+ 3.Bd2 a5
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