Nikhil Sivakumar's chess openings
🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 178711 games
Nikhil Sivakumar, from United States, has 11 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nikhil Sivakumar most often opens with 1.e4 (83% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...e6.
As White6 games · +4 =0 −2 · 67%
As Black5 games · +2 =1 −2 · 50%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening83%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening17%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense100%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense100%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.Bf4 f5 3.e3 Nf6
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