IMSaksham Rautela
IND · FIDE ID 35046977 · 54 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2295
#245 in IND (active)
Rapid
2301
#97 in IND (active)
Blitz
2276
#119 in IND (active)
Score
43%
15 W · 16 D · 23 L
Opp. avg
2264
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-01-05
2026 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 72% of games (scores 33%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 9 of 15 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 50%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 7 of 7 games (Indian Defense), scoring 29%.
- Weak spot: Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation as White, only 33% in 3 games.
- Comfort zone: Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack as White, 67% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 13% against higher-rated players, 64% against lower-rated.
Based on 54 over-the-board games (6 classical). 29 with White (38%), 25 with Black (48%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 21 | 33% |
| 1.Nf3 | 5 | 30% |
| 1.c4 | 2 | 75% |
| 1.d4 | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack | 3 | 67% |
| Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation | 3 | 33% |
| Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation | 2 | 25% |
| Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation | 2 | 25% |
| Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (15 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 9 | 50% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 4 | 50% |
| 1...e6 French Defense | 2 | 75% |
Against 1.d4 (7 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 7 | 29% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Classical Variation | 3 | 50% |
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 | 2 | 100% |
| Ruy Lopez: Closed, Anti-Marshall | 2 | 25% |
| Indian Defense: Accelerated London System | 2 | 25% |
| Ruy Lopez: Closed, Martinez Variation | 2 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-05 | Luka Budisavljevic (2494) 2026 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship · classical | ½ |
| 2026-01-04 | Aleksandr Lutsenko (1818) 2026 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship · classical | W |
| 2026-01-04 | Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux (2525) 2026 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship · classical | L |
| 2026-01-03 | Christopher Shen (2338) 2026 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship · classical | L |
| 2026-01-03 | V Toshali (2058) 2026 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship · classical | ½ |
| 2025-01-02 | Dambasuren Batsuren (2523) 2025 Pan-Am Collegiate Championship · classical | L |
| 2023-12-30 | Maggie Feng (2130) 33rd Annual North American Open 2023 | ½ |
| 2023-12-30 | Chikwere Godwin Onyekwere (2152) 33rd Annual North American Open 2023 | ½ |
| 2023-12-29 | Sibo Wu (2113) 33rd Annual North American Open 2023 | ½ |
| 2023-12-29 | Vikram Rajmohan (2153) 33rd Annual North American Open 2023 | 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.