RamaChess Nihal Sarin — Openings
Nihal Sarin's most-played openings, with game counts.
Nihal Sarin's favorite openings
Nihal Sarin's most played openings in the Rama Chess archive: with White the Queen's Pawn Game (60 games), Reti Opening (48 games), King's Indian (East Indian) Defense (31 games); with Black the Ruy Lopez (41 games), Queen's Gambit Declined (31 games), Caro-Kann Defense (25 games). Best score in an opening played at least 5 times: 68.2% in the King's Indian Attack.
| Opening family | Games | As White | As Black | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's Pawn Game | 80 | 60 | 20 | 57.5% |
| Reti Opening | 65 | 48 | 17 | 43.1% |
| Ruy Lopez | 61 | 20 | 41 | 44.3% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined | 40 | 9 | 31 | 37.5% |
| English Opening | 33 | 21 | 12 | 56.1% |
| King's Indian (East Indian) Defense | 32 | 31 | 1 | 53.1% |
| Sicilian Defense | 30 | 18 | 12 | 40% |
| Caro-Kann Defense | 29 | 4 | 25 | 48.3% |
| Modern Defense | 26 | 3 | 23 | 30.8% |
| Nimzo-Larsen Attack | 23 | 16 | 7 | 43.5% |
| Queen's Gambit Accepted | 18 | 9 | 9 | 38.9% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense | 17 | 6 | 11 | 55.9% |
| Catalan Opening | 15 | 5 | 10 | 53.3% |
| Queen's Pawn Game (Indian) | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25% |
| Semi-Slav Defense | 12 | 8 | 4 | 58.3% |
| Uncommon Opening | 12 | 6 | 6 | 50% |
| French Defense | 11 | 6 | 5 | 50% |
| King's Indian Attack | 11 | 6 | 5 | 68.2% |
| Italian Game | 9 | 3 | 6 | 50% |
| King's Indian Defense | 9 | 5 | 4 | 61.1% |
Families from the ECO codes of 617 games (2026-10-31). Score = wins plus half the draws. The full list by ECO code is below.
All openings by ECO code
FAQ
What are Nihal Sarin's favorite openings?
Nihal Sarin's most played openings in the Rama Chess archive: with White the Queen's Pawn Game (60 games), Reti Opening (48 games), King's Indian (East Indian) Defense (31 games); with Black the Ruy Lopez (41 games), Queen's Gambit Declined (31 games), Caro-Kann Defense (25 games). Best score in an opening played at least 5 times: 68.2% in the King's Indian Attack.
What does Nihal Sarin play with Black?
With Black the most played opening families are: Ruy Lopez (41), Queen's Gambit Declined (31), Caro-Kann Defense (25), Modern Defense (23).
How many different openings does Nihal Sarin play here?
142 ECO codes in 42 opening families, in 617 games with a known ECO code.