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Gukesh Dommaraju's opening repertoire on Chess.com, as White and Black
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Gukesh Dommaraju's most played openings in 200 recent Chess.com blitz games: Queen's Pawn Game as White (13 games, 85% score); Sicilian Defense as Black (30 games, 55% score).
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Key findings
As White
Where Gukesh Dommaraju scores best
As Black
Where Gukesh Dommaraju scores best
Games
200
Blitz
Score
69%
win = 1, draw = ½
As White
104
69% score
As Black
96
68% score
Rating
3080
Blitz
As White
Score counts a win as 1 and a draw as ½.
OpeningGamesScoreW / D / LAvg oppPerf
13
85%
10/2/1
2272
2548
10
90%
9/0/1
2672
2992
9
67%
6/0/3
2786
2919
9
72%
6/1/2
2681
2858
6
83%
5/0/1
2835
3101
5
60%
3/0/2
3037
3117
4
50%
2/0/2
1822
1822
4
88%
3/1/0
3022
3322
As Black
Score counts a win as 1 and a draw as ½.
OpeningGamesScoreW / D / LAvg oppPerf
30
55%
16/1/13
2870
2910
12
71%
8/1/3
2822
2988
10
80%
7/2/1
2973
3213
5
60%
3/0/2
2869
2949
4
75%
3/0/1
2778
2978
4
50%
2/0/2
2547
2547
4
88%
3/1/0
2930
3230
3
100%
3/0/0
2847
3247
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. Gukesh Dommaraju on Chess.com
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About Gukesh Dommaraju's openings
- What opening does Gukesh Dommaraju play?
- Gukesh Dommaraju's most played openings in 200 recent Chess.com blitz games: Queen's Pawn Game as White (13 games, 85% score); Sicilian Defense as Black (30 games, 55% score).
- What is Gukesh Dommaraju's favorite opening?
- By games played, Gukesh Dommaraju's favorite opening is Sicilian Defense as Black (30 games, 55% score), in the recent Chess.com blitz games on this page.
- What does Gukesh Dommaraju play as White?
- Gukesh Dommaraju's most played opening as White is Queen's Pawn Game (13 games, 85% score) in the recent Chess.com blitz games on this page.
- What does Gukesh Dommaraju play as Black?
- Gukesh Dommaraju's most played opening as Black is Sicilian Defense (30 games, 55% score) in the recent Chess.com blitz games on this page.