Players / indianlad
GM S.L. Narayanan's openings
Chess.com: indianlad · Blitz 3144 · Bullet 3117 · Rapid 2549
From 277 games played on Chess.com between Aug 17, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026: S.L. Narayanan scored 61% (155 wins, 30 draws, 92 losses). With White, S.L. Narayanan opens 1.e4 in 68% of games.
As White: first move
- 1.e4: 94 games (68%), scores 68%
- 1.d4: 17 games (12%), scores 50%
- 1.c4: 6 games (4%), scores 58%
- 1.Nf3: 6 games (4%), scores 42%
- 1.g3: 5 games (4%), scores 100%
As White: openings
- Sicilian Defense: 20 games (14%), scores 63%
- French Defense: 13 games (9%), scores 77%
- English Opening: 11 games (8%), scores 59%
- Modern Defense: 9 games (6%), scores 72%
- Caro Kann Defense: 6 games (4%), scores 50%
- Ruy Lopez Opening: 5 games (4%), scores 60%
- Petrovs Defense: 4 games (3%), scores 88%
- Alapin Sicilian: 4 games (3%), scores 88%
As Black: against 1.e4
- 1...e6: 15 games (30%), scores 63%
- 1...c6: 14 games (28%), scores 57%
- 1...c5: 13 games (26%), scores 42%
- 1...d6: 8 games (16%), scores 63%
As Black: against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6: 21 games (64%), scores 31%
- 1...e6: 6 games (18%), scores 92%
- 1...f5: 3 games (9%), scores 67%
- 1...g6: 3 games (9%), scores 67%
As Black: openings
- French Defense: 17 games (12%), scores 68%
- Caro Kann Defense: 14 games (10%), scores 57%
- Sicilian Defense: 12 games (9%), scores 42%
- Modern Defense: 9 games (7%), scores 61%
- Pirc Defense: 7 games (5%), scores 57%
- English Opening: 6 games (4%), scores 50%
- Birds Opening: 6 games (4%), scores 83%
- Indian Game: 5 games (4%), scores 50%