Players / hikaru
GM Hikaru Nakamura's openings
Chess.com: hikaru · Blitz 3461 · Bullet 3424 · Rapid 2838
From 600 games played on Chess.com between Sep 28, 2026 and Oct 31, 2026: Hikaru Nakamura scored 83% (475 wins, 46 draws, 79 losses). With White, Hikaru Nakamura opens 1.e4 in 68% of games.
As White: first move
- 1.e4: 203 games (68%), scores 85%
- 1.d4: 50 games (17%), scores 77%
- 1.c4: 30 games (10%), scores 88%
- 1.b3: 9 games (3%), scores 100%
- 1.Nf3: 3 games (1%), scores 67%
As White: openings
- Sicilian Defense: 42 games (14%), scores 85%
- Bishops Opening: 34 games (11%), scores 99%
- English Opening: 31 games (10%), scores 90%
- Caro Kann Defense: 27 games (9%), scores 80%
- Closed Sicilian Defense: 18 games (6%), scores 89%
- French Defense: 16 games (5%), scores 100%
- Scandinavian Defense: 13 games (4%), scores 88%
- Alekhines Defense: 13 games (4%), scores 54%
As Black: against 1.e4
- 1...c5: 52 games (41%), scores 83%
- 1...d5: 29 games (23%), scores 76%
- 1...g6: 29 games (23%), scores 83%
- 1...e5: 17 games (13%), scores 74%
As Black: against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6: 27 games (42%), scores 76%
- 1...d5: 17 games (26%), scores 79%
- 1...g6: 12 games (18%), scores 83%
- 1...c5: 9 games (14%), scores 89%
As Black: openings
- Sicilian Defense: 44 games (15%), scores 89%
- Modern Defense: 27 games (9%), scores 89%
- Scandinavian Defense: 26 games (9%), scores 79%
- English Opening: 22 games (7%), scores 91%
- Kings Indian Attack: 14 games (5%), scores 100%
- Reti Opening: 14 games (5%), scores 75%
- Caro Kann Defense: 13 games (4%), scores 54%
- Indian Game: 13 games (4%), scores 85%