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GM Murali Karthikeyan

* 1999 (26)
Murali Karthikeyan (Chennai, 2022)
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Best Elo
2651
Latest Elo
2651
Birthyear
1999
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Wins
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Losses
White90851.9%26.2%21.9%
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Black88549.8%27.1%23.1%
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Total179350.9%26.7%22.5%
Favourite opponent Ramesh Babu Vaishali (7/1/0)
Least favourite opponent Yi Wei (0/0/7)
Strongest win Magnus Carlsen (2839) 0-1 Murali Karthikeyan (2611)
Weakest loss Robert Prieb (1918) 1-0 Murali Karthikeyan (2606)

Openings Played as White (20)

B90 - Sicilian, Najdorf
Average Elo: 2460
Result: 24/44 = 54.55%

B30 - Sicilian
Average Elo: 2437
Result: 16/27 = 59.26%

D02 - Queen's Pawn Game
Average Elo: 2381
Result: 16.5/25 = 66%

A07 - King's Indian Attack
Average Elo: 2360
Result: 16.5/24 = 68.75%

C77 - Ruy Lopez
Average Elo: 2455
Result: 18.5/23 = 80.43%

C65 - Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
Average Elo: 2501
Result: 11.5/22 = 52.27%

C42 - Petrov Defense
Average Elo: 2450
Result: 13/21 = 61.9%

B11 - Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4
Average Elo: 2463
Result: 10/21 = 47.62%

C07 - French, Tarrasch
Average Elo: 2452
Result: 14.5/19 = 76.32%

C67 - Ruy Lopez
Average Elo: 2527
Result: 11.5/19 = 60.53%

B31 - Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation
Average Elo: 2258
Result: 14.5/18 = 80.56%

B85 - Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical
Average Elo: 2516
Result: 9.5/15 = 63.33%

B51 - Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
Average Elo: 2433
Result: 9.5/15 = 63.33%

B92 - Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
Average Elo: 2490
Result: 6.5/13 = 50%

C06 - French, Tarrasch
Average Elo: 2253
Result: 8.5/13 = 65.38%

C78 - Ruy Lopez
Average Elo: 2534
Result: 8.5/13 = 65.38%

B15 - Caro-Kann
Average Elo: 2618
Result: 7.5/13 = 57.69%

B12 - Caro-Kann Defense
Average Elo: 2502
Result: 7/12 = 58.33%

C00 - French Defense
Average Elo: 2369
Result: 9.5/12 = 79.17%

D03 - Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation)
Average Elo: 2343
Result: 8/11 = 72.73%

Openings Played as Black (20)

B31 - Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation
Average Elo: 2429
Result: 28.5/37 = 77.03%

B22 - Sicilian, Alapin
Average Elo: 2362
Result: 11.5/24 = 47.92%

E05 - Catalan, Open, Classical line
Average Elo: 2398
Result: 14/23 = 60.87%

B42 - Sicilian, Kan
Average Elo: 2274
Result: 14.5/20 = 72.5%

B30 - Sicilian
Average Elo: 2467
Result: 15/20 = 75%

D37 - Queen's Gambit Declined
Average Elo: 2405
Result: 9/19 = 47.37%

B45 - Sicilian, Taimanov
Average Elo: 2243
Result: 13/16 = 81.25%

D35 - Queen's Gambit Declined
Average Elo: 2403
Result: 10/16 = 62.5%

C55 - Two Knights Defense
Average Elo: 2569
Result: 9.5/16 = 59.38%

E94 - King's Indian, Orthodox
Average Elo: 2495
Result: 13/15 = 86.67%

B33 - Sicilian
Average Elo: 2412
Result: 8.5/13 = 65.38%

B41 - Sicilian, Kan
Average Elo: 2169
Result: 10/13 = 76.92%

B23 - Sicilian, Closed
Average Elo: 2238
Result: 8.5/13 = 65.38%

B40 - Sicilian
Average Elo: 2342
Result: 6.5/12 = 54.17%

E10 - Queen's Pawn Game
Average Elo: 2416
Result: 7/12 = 58.33%

B08 - Pirc, Classical
Average Elo: 2378
Result: 6/12 = 50%

B67 - Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7
Average Elo: 2442
Result: 7/12 = 58.33%

D02 - Queen's Pawn Game
Average Elo: 2384
Result: 7.5/11 = 68.18%

B43 - Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
Average Elo: 2300
Result: 7/10 = 70%

A31 - English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation
Average Elo: 2342
Result: 9/10 = 90%