V S Rathanvel's chess openings
IM🇮🇳 IndiaFIDE 248924 games
V S Rathanvel, International Master from India, has 24 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, V S Rathanvel most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White17 games · +8 =6 −3 · 65%
As Black7 games · +2 =3 −2 · 50%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%17 games · scores 65% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense80%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5
- 1...e6 French Defense20%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 d5 3.e3 c5
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