Venkatesh, M.R.'s chess openings
GM🇮🇳 IndiaFIDE 23351,298 games
Venkatesh, M.R., Grandmaster from India, has 1,298 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Venkatesh, M.R. most often opens with 1.e4 (71% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White653 games · +307 =185 −161 · 61%
As Black645 games · +290 =202 −153 · 61%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening71%464 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening25%166 games · scores 55% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
- 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack2%10 games · scores 60% · main line 1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 Bg4 3.f3 Bf5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense61%177 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game34%98 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense2%7 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense91%236 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense5%12 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1...Nc62%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 Nc6 2.c4 e5 3.d5 Nce7
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