Players / grandmastergauri
IM Gauri Shankar's openings
Chess.com: grandmastergauri · Blitz 2854 · Bullet 2857 · Rapid 2680
From 145 games played on Chess.com between Sep 5, 2026 and Nov 8, 2026: Gauri Shankar scored 58% (80 wins, 7 draws, 58 losses). With White, Gauri Shankar opens 1.e4 in 68% of games.
As White: first move
- 1.e4: 50 games (68%), scores 58%
- 1.d4: 10 games (14%), scores 55%
- 1.Nf3: 10 games (14%), scores 50%
- 1.c4: 2 games (3%), scores 100%
- 1.g3: 1 games (1%), scores 100%
As White: openings
- Caro Kann Defense: 13 games (18%), scores 54%
- Closed Sicilian Defense: 10 games (14%), scores 55%
- English Opening: 6 games (8%), scores 50%
- Sicilian Defense: 5 games (7%), scores 90%
- Scandinavian Defense: 5 games (7%), scores 40%
- Reti Opening: 4 games (5%), scores 100%
- Giuoco Piano: 3 games (4%), scores 83%
- Alekhines Defense: 3 games (4%), scores 33%
As Black: against 1.e4
- 1...c6: 20 games (74%), scores 50%
- 1...c5: 3 games (11%), scores 67%
- 1...e5: 3 games (11%), scores 67%
- 1...Nf6: 1 games (4%), scores 100%
As Black: against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6: 15 games (68%), scores 70%
- 1...e5: 7 games (32%), scores 36%
As Black: openings
- Caro Kann Defense: 20 games (28%), scores 50%
- Kings Indian Defense: 11 games (15%), scores 73%
- English Opening: 10 games (14%), scores 55%
- Englund Gambit: 7 games (10%), scores 36%
- Indian Game: 3 games (4%), scores 67%
- Petrovs Defense: 2 games (3%), scores 100%
- Nimzowitsch Larsen Attack: 2 games (3%), scores 50%
- Birds Opening: 2 games (3%), scores 100%