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Kidambi Sundar Rajan's chess openings

Peak rating 233440 games

Kidambi Sundar Rajan has 40 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Kidambi Sundar Rajan most often opens with 1.d4 (95% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White21 games · +7 =12 −2 · 62%
As Black19 games · +6 =8 −5 · 53%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening95%
    20 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.g3 Nf6
  2. 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack5%
    1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 Bg4 3.h3 Bh5

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense57%
    8 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
  2. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense29%
    4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5
  3. 1...e5 Open Game14%
    2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%
    3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5

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