Varshini Velavan's chess openings
WGM🇮🇳 IndiaFIDE 21679 games
Varshini Velavan, Woman Grandmaster from India, has 9 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Varshini Velavan most often opens with 1.d4 (75% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White4 games · +1 =2 −1 · 50%
As Black5 games · +2 =1 −2 · 50%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening75%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 d5 3.Bxf6 exf6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening25%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense67%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.a3 d6 3.Nc3 Nc6
- 1...e6 French Defense33%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game100%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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