FMNarayan Venkatesh
USA · FIDE ID 30987881 · 136 tournament games since 2022
Standard
2215
#267 in USA (active)
Rapid
1952
#423 in USA (active)
Blitz
2104
#313 in USA (active)
Score
52%
44 W · 54 D · 38 L
Opp. avg
2220
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-09-07
2026 NY Marshall Labor Day | IM B Invitational
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 82% of games (scores 60%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 25 of 41 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 60%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 14 of 16 games (Indian Defense), scoring 36%.
- Comfort zone: King's Indian Defense: Semi-Averbakh System as White, 75% in 6 games.
- By opponent strength: 36% against higher-rated players, 73% against lower-rated.
- By colour: 61% with White, 45% with Black.
Based on 136 over-the-board games (84 classical). 62 with White (61%), 74 with Black (45%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 51 | 60% |
| 1.c4 | 11 | 68% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | 7 | 57% |
| King's Indian Defense: Semi-Averbakh System | 6 | 75% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation | 4 | 25% |
| Slav Defense: Quiet Variation | 3 | 67% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Janowski Variation | 2 | 25% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (41 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 25 | 60% |
| 1...e6 French Defense | 16 | 31% |
Against 1.d4 (16 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 14 | 36% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 2 | 25% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Euwe-Keres Line | 5 | 60% |
| Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening | 4 | 50% |
| Four Knights Game: Gunsberg Variation | 4 | 63% |
| King's Indian Attack: Keres Variation | 3 | 33% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Barmen Variation | 3 | 17% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | Luc Hoffman (2191) 2026 NY Marshall Labor Day | IM B Invitational · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-07 | Mark Paragua 2026 NY Marshall Labor Day | IM B Invitational · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-06 | Kyron Griffith (2398) 2026 NY Marshall Labor Day | IM B Invitational · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-06 | Shaaketh Sivakumar (2273) 2026 NY Marshall Labor Day | IM B Invitational · classical | L |
| 2026-09-05 | Weiji Ma 2026 NY Marshall Labor Day | IM B Invitational · classical | L |
| 2026-09-04 | Oliver Barbosa (2383) 2026 NY Marshall Labor Day | IM B Invitational · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-04 | Jordan Groff (2099) 2026 NY Marshall Labor Day | IM B Invitational · classical | L |
| 2026-09-03 | Carla Heredia Serrano (2117) 2026 NY Marshall Labor Day | IM B Invitational · classical | W |
| 2026-09-03 | Carter Ho (2192) 2026 NY Marshall Labor Day | IM B Invitational · classical | L |
| 2026-08-08 | Stefan Moisei VIeira Lima (2205) Pan American U-20 Championship 2026 | Open · classical | W |
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.