Sanjay S Pillai
IND · FIDE ID 25043943 · 33 tournament games since 2022
Standard
2081
#582 in IND (active)
Rapid
1812
#1378 in IND (active)
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
39%
7 W · 12 D · 14 L
Opp. avg
2297
Last 33 games
Last game
2026-03-21
India National Team Chess Championship 2026 | 45th Open
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 100% of games (scores 36%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 4 of 4 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 50%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 5 of 7 games (Indian Defense), scoring 30%.
- Weak spot: Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo as White, only 17% in 3 games.
- Drawish: 36% of games end in a draw.
Based on 33 over-the-board games (22 classical). 18 with White (36%), 15 with Black (43%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 18 | 36% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 3 | 17% |
| French Defense: Advance Variation | 2 | 0% |
| French Defense: Advance Variation, Wade Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (4 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 4 | 50% |
Against 1.d4 (7 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 5 | 30% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 2 | 25% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line | 2 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Westerinen Attack | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation | 1 | 100% |
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 | 1 | 50% |
| Benko Gambit Declined: Main Line | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-21 | Vignesh N R (2518) India National Team Chess Championship 2026 | 45th Open | L |
| 2026-03-17 | Himal Gusain (2470) India National Team Chess Championship 2026 | 45th Open | ½ |
| 2025-12-28 | Deepan Chakkravarthy J. (2426) Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess Tournament | Cat-A · classical | L |
| 2025-12-27 | Dhananjay S (2299) Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess Tournament | Cat-A · classical | W |
| 2025-12-26 | R.R. Laxman (2273) Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess Tournament | Cat-A · classical | ½ |
| 2025-09-29 | Sayantan Das (2435) 62nd Indian National Championship 2025 | L |
| 2025-09-26 | Aditya Varun Gampa (2273) 62nd Indian National Championship 2025 | L |
| 2025-09-24 | Mohapatra Sidhant (2384) 62nd Indian National Championship 2025 | L |
| 2025-09-23 | S. Nitin (2316) 62nd Indian National Championship 2025 | ½ |
| 2025-05-07 | Arnav Agrawal (2259) KCA’s Festival God’s Own Country’s 1st GM International Category-A · classical | W |
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