Players / youngkid
GM Karthikeyan Murali's openings
Chess.com: youngkid · Blitz 3081 · Bullet 3137 · Rapid 2609
From 228 games played on Chess.com between Sep 5, 2026 and Nov 10, 2026: Karthikeyan Murali scored 61% (133 wins, 13 draws, 82 losses). With White, Karthikeyan Murali opens 1.Nf3 in 54% of games.
As White: first move
- 1.Nf3: 60 games (54%), scores 71%
- 1.e4: 31 games (28%), scores 42%
- 1.d4: 13 games (12%), scores 42%
- 1.b4: 4 games (4%), scores 88%
- 1.g3: 3 games (3%), scores 100%
As White: openings
- Reti Opening: 20 games (18%), scores 75%
- Kings Indian Attack: 12 games (11%), scores 79%
- Sicilian Defense: 11 games (10%), scores 55%
- English Opening: 9 games (8%), scores 67%
- Caro Kann Defense: 8 games (7%), scores 25%
- Kings Indian Defense: 7 games (6%), scores 86%
- Four Knights Game: 6 games (5%), scores 50%
- Scandinavian Defense: 4 games (4%), scores 75%
As Black: against 1.e4
- 1...c5: 24 games (67%), scores 60%
- 1...g6: 9 games (25%), scores 67%
- 1...d5: 2 games (6%), scores 100%
- 1...Nc6: 1 games (3%), scores 100%
As Black: against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6: 29 games (88%), scores 59%
- 1...g6: 2 games (6%), scores 100%
- 1...d5: 1 games (3%), scores 100%
- 1...d6: 1 games (3%), scores 0%
As Black: openings
- Sicilian Defense: 17 games (15%), scores 62%
- English Opening: 13 games (11%), scores 73%
- Nimzowitsch Larsen Attack: 10 games (9%), scores 45%
- Indian Game: 9 games (8%), scores 50%
- Reti Opening: 9 games (8%), scores 56%
- Kings Indian Defense: 9 games (8%), scores 83%
- Modern Defense: 6 games (5%), scores 50%
- Queens Pawn Opening: 5 games (4%), scores 70%