Venkataraman Karthik's chess openings
GM🇮🇳 IndiaFIDE 255639 games
Venkataraman Karthik, Grandmaster from India, has 39 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Venkataraman Karthik most often opens with 1.e4 (47% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White19 games · +9 =9 −1 · 71%
As Black20 games · +7 =13 −0 · 68%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening47%9 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening26%5 games · scores 70% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening16%3 games · scores 83% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense73%8 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense9%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1...e5 Open Game9%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Bf4 d5
- 1...d617%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense17%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6
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