GMPraveen Balakrishnan
USA · FIDE ID 2064871 · 262 tournament games since 2020
Standard
2500
#36 in USA (active)
Rapid
2403
#59 in USA (active)
Blitz
2440
#51 in USA (active)
Score
64%
120 W · 95 D · 47 L
Opp. avg
2278
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-09-06
Pall Mall FIDE Congress 4th-6th September 2026 - Open
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 52% of games (scores 63%), otherwise 1.d4 (28%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 25 of 59 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 62%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 33 of 54 games (Indian Defense), scoring 53%.
- Comfort zone: Queen's Pawn Game: London System as Black, 67% in 6 games.
- By opponent strength: 34% against higher-rated players, 76% against lower-rated.
- Drawish: 36% of games end in a draw.
Based on 262 over-the-board games (95 classical · 38 rapid · 27 blitz). 130 with White (65%), 132 with Black (63%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 67 | 63% |
| 1.d4 | 36 | 67% |
| 1.Nf3 | 18 | 69% |
| 1.c4 | 9 | 72% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack | 5 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack | 5 | 70% |
| English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Knight Variation | 4 | 88% |
| King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Rare Defenses | 3 | 50% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense | 3 | 67% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (59 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 25 | 62% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 15 | 67% |
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 7 | 36% |
Against 1.d4 (54 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 33 | 53% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 13 | 65% |
| 1...g6 Queen's Pawn Game | 7 | 57% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Pawn Game: London System | 6 | 67% |
| Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat Variation | 5 | 60% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Modern Defense | 4 | 63% |
| Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening | 4 | 63% |
| English Opening: Agincourt Defense | 3 | 67% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-06 | Ioanis Lentzos (2162) Pall Mall FIDE Congress 4th-6th September 2026 - Open · classical | W |
| 2026-09-05 | Tom Farrand (2099) Pall Mall FIDE Congress 4th-6th September 2026 - Open · classical | W |
| 2026-09-04 | Balahari Bharat Kumar (2069) Pall Mall FIDE Congress 4th-6th September 2026 - Open · classical | W |
| 2026-09-04 | Hayk Mesropyan (2138) Pall Mall FIDE Congress 4th-6th September 2026 - Open · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-04 | Ben Keohane (1988) Pall Mall FIDE Congress 4th-6th September 2026 - Open · classical | W |
| 2026-08-23 | Eldar Gasanov (2384) 2026 Mind Sports Olympiad London Rapid - Open · rapid | ½ |
| 2026-08-23 | Livio Cancedda-Dupuis (2330) 2026 Mind Sports Olympiad London Rapid - Open · rapid | ½ |
| 2026-08-23 | Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal (2523) 2026 Mind Sports Olympiad London Rapid - Open · rapid | W |
| 2026-08-23 | Ezra Kirk (2369) 2026 Mind Sports Olympiad London Rapid - Open · rapid | ½ |
| 2026-08-23 | Lars Oskar Hauge (2468) 2026 Mind Sports Olympiad London Rapid - Open · rapid | ½ |
Data: FIDE rating list (October 2026 list; national ranks count active players) and tournament games broadcast on Lichess since 2020 (open data, CC0). Results are matched to FIDE players by name or FIDE ID and may be incomplete. This page shows public chess results only. Is this you and you want the page removed? Email chessmoose1@gmail.com and we remove it.