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Hikaru Nakamura's opening repertoire

Based on 7115+ over-the-board tournament games in Perdura's database.

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7115
Games analysed
50%
Win rate as White
38%
Win rate as Black

As White

A01 218
Reti opening 164
Sicilian 157
Ruy Lopez 124
A06 107
Reti 85
A45 55
QGD 48

As Black

Ruy Lopez 191
QGD 88
C67 86
C54 85
D37 79
Giuoco Piano 79
C65 65
Robatsch (modern) defence 55

Recent tournaments

Round 6: Nakamura, Hikaru - So, Wesley · Round 7: Woodward, Andy - Nakamura, Hikaru · Round 3: Sheehan, Ethan - Nakamura, Hikaru · Round 4: Nakamura, Hikaru - Durarbayli, Vasif · Round 2: Nakamura, Hikaru - Madaminov, Mukhiddin

“As White, Hikaru leans hardest on the A01 — 218 of the 3647 White games in our sample. As Black, expect the Ruy Lopez more than anything else. If you're prepping to face him, that's exactly where to start.”

AM
Andrés Merario Alarcón
International Master (IM)

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