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Anish Giri's opening repertoire on Chess.com, as White and Black
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Anish Giri's most played openings in 194 recent Chess.com blitz games: as White vs Sicilian Defense (18 games, 83% score); Sicilian Defense as Black (34 games, 87% score).
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Key findings
As White
Where Anish Giri scores below ratings
Where Anish Giri scores best
As Black
Where Anish Giri scores below ratings
Where Anish Giri scores best
Games
194
Blitz
Score
71%
win = 1, draw = ½
As White
102
75% score
As Black
92
67% score
Rating
3125
Blitz
As White
Score counts a win as 1 and a draw as ½.
OpeningGamesScoreW / D / LAvg oppPerf
18
83%
15/0/3
2672
2938
11
91%
9/2/0
2924
3251
10
35%
1/5/4
3204
3084
10
65%
5/3/2
2864
2984
7
86%
6/0/1
2861
3146
7
57%
4/0/3
2979
3036
6
58%
3/1/2
3033
3099
4
100%
4/0/0
2581
2981
As Black
Score counts a win as 1 and a draw as ½.
OpeningGamesScoreW / D / LAvg oppPerf
34
87%
29/1/4
2858
3152
8
31%
1/3/4
3210
3060
6
75%
4/1/1
2928
3128
6
42%
2/1/3
3049
2982
4
63%
2/1/1
2818
2918
4
100%
4/0/0
2841
3241
4
75%
3/0/1
2867
3067
3
50%
1/1/1
3082
3082
How these numbers work
- Score: a win counts 1 and a draw ½, divided by the games played in that opening.
- Expected score (“ratings predict”): what the Elo formula predicts from both players' ratings in those games. A score more than 5 percentage points above it is green, more than 5 below is red, anything in between is on par.
- Performance (Perf): the average opponent rating + 800 × (score − 50%), a simple linear estimate; the average opponent is shown beside it.
- Sample size: key findings use openings with 5 or more games. How much to trust this score: fewer than 10 games is a small sample and only a hint, 10 to 29 is a medium sample, 30 or more is a solid sample.
- Games: finished Chess.com games, up to 150 as White and 150 as Black, grouped by opening and time control.
Data: Chess.com public API. Anish Giri on Chess.com
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About Anish Giri's openings
- What opening does Anish Giri play?
- Anish Giri's most played openings in 194 recent Chess.com blitz games: as White vs Sicilian Defense (18 games, 83% score); Sicilian Defense as Black (34 games, 87% score).
- What is Anish Giri's favorite opening?
- By games played, Anish Giri's favorite opening is Sicilian Defense as Black (34 games, 87% score), in the recent Chess.com blitz games on this page.
- What does Anish Giri play as White?
- Anish Giri's most played opening as White is Catalan Opening (10 games, 35% score) in the recent Chess.com blitz games on this page.
- What does Anish Giri play as Black?
- Anish Giri's most played opening as Black is Sicilian Defense (34 games, 87% score) in the recent Chess.com blitz games on this page.