CMRafael Palathingal
USA · FIDE ID 39927580 · 10 tournament games since 2024
Standard
2095
#494 in USA (active)
Rapid
1890
#562 in USA (active)
Blitz
2112
#296 in USA (active)
Score
40%
2 W · 4 D · 4 L
Opp. avg
1970
Last 10 games
Last game
2026-08-01
XXXVI Pan-American Youth Chess Festival | O12
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 100% of games (scores 75%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 5 of 5 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 20%.
- By opponent strength: 17% against higher-rated players, 75% against lower-rated.
- Drawish: 40% of games end in a draw.
Based on 10 over-the-board games (2 classical). 4 with White (75%), 6 with Black (17%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 4 | 75% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Semi-Slav Defense: Accelerated Move Order | 1 | 100% |
| Bogo-Indian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Slav Defense: Exchange Variation | 1 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (5 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 5 | 20% |
Against 1.d4 (1 game)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Bogoljubow Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Neo-Arkhangelsk Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Modern Line | 1 | 0% |
| Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Main Line | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-01 | Cristobal Edu Quispe Sanchez (1912) XXXVI Pan-American Youth Chess Festival | O12 · classical | W |
| 2025-12-30 | Matthew Miller Coy (1813) 35th annual North American Open | ½ |
| 2025-12-30 | Om Suthar (1825) 35th annual North American Open | W |
| 2025-12-29 | Isaac Vega (1795) 35th annual North American Open | ½ |
| 2024-12-22 | Ted Wang (2004) 2024 North American Youth Championships | Open · classical | L |
| 2024-05-12 | David Emanuel Giron Chavez (2083) 1000GM 2024 May Dual Scheveningen | Group 5 | ½ |
| 2024-05-12 | Elliott Winslow (2015) 1000GM 2024 May Dual Scheveningen | Group 5 | L |
| 2024-05-12 | Henry Contreras (2077) 1000GM 2024 May Dual Scheveningen | Group 5 | L |
| 2024-05-11 | Benjamin Gongora Montes (2092) 1000GM 2024 May Dual Scheveningen | Group 5 | ½ |
| 2024-05-11 | Wilson Estuardo Lorenzana (2079) 1000GM 2024 May Dual Scheveningen | Group 5 | L |
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