V S Raahul's chess openings
GM🇮🇳 IndiaFIDE 239348 games
V S Raahul, Grandmaster from India, has 48 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, V S Raahul most often opens with 1.c4 (60% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White25 games · +11 =5 −9 · 54%
As Black23 games · +5 =8 −10 · 39%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening60%15 games · scores 60% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening36%9 games · scores 39% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack4%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 Nf6 3.Nf3 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense56%5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...e5 Open Game44%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game78%7 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense22%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Bb4+
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