FMKannan Vaidyanathan
USA · FIDE ID 30987245 · 70 tournament games since 2024
Standard
2314
#169 in USA (active)
Rapid
2212
#143 in USA (active)
Blitz
1902
#882 in USA (active)
Score
39%
14 W · 27 D · 29 L
Opp. avg
2323
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-09-30
6th Gambit Closed Tournament
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 91% of games (scores 45%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 16 of 17 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 50%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 7 of 9 games (Indian Defense), scoring 21%.
- Weak spot: Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Main Line as Black, only 0% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 26% against higher-rated players, 63% against lower-rated.
- Drawish: 39% of games end in a draw.
Based on 70 over-the-board games (62 classical). 34 with White (44%), 36 with Black (35%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 31 | 45% |
| 1.e4 | 3 | 33% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | 5 | 50% |
| King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Rare Defenses | 4 | 38% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Botvinnik System | 2 | 25% |
| Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation, American Variation | 2 | 25% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (17 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 16 | 50% |
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 1 | 0% |
Against 1.d4 (9 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 7 | 21% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 2 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation, Original Defense | 4 | 25% |
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack | 4 | 25% |
| Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Main Line | 3 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation, Early Deviations | 2 | 100% |
| English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Anglo-Grünfeld Variation | 2 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | Vitezslav Rasik (2372) 6th Gambit Closed Tournament · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-30 | Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy (2494) 6th Gambit Closed Tournament · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-29 | Sohum Lohia (2378) 6th Gambit Closed Tournament · classical | L |
| 2026-09-29 | Petr Velicka (2336) 6th Gambit Closed Tournament · classical | W |
| 2026-09-28 | Md Imran (2492) 6th Gambit Closed Tournament · classical | L |
| 2026-09-28 | Pavel Simacek (2387) 6th Gambit Closed Tournament · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-27 | Valentyn Prokofiev (2405) 6th Gambit Closed Tournament · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-27 | Apaar Saxena (2355) 6th Gambit Closed Tournament · classical | W |
| 2026-09-26 | Jiri Bouska (2387) 6th Gambit Closed Tournament · classical | W |
| 2026-09-25 | Eyal Noy (2357) SixDays Budapest Sept 2026 | GM-A · classical | ½ |
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