Varun Karthik Turaga
USA · FIDE ID 39977110 · 11 tournament games since 2026
Standard
1695
#3435 in USA (active)
Rapid
–
Unrated
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
77%
7 W · 3 D · 1 L
Opp. avg
1520
Last 11 games
Last game
2026-06-27
FIDE World Cadets Cup 2026 | O08
Prep summary
- As White: 1.c4 in 60% of games (scores 83%), otherwise 1.d4 (40%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 4 of 5 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 63%.
Based on 11 over-the-board games (11 classical). 5 with White (80%), 6 with Black (75%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.c4 | 3 | 83% |
| 1.d4 | 2 | 75% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System | 1 | 100% |
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System | 1 | 50% |
| Yusupov-Rubinstein System | 1 | 50% |
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation | 1 | 100% |
| English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian | 1 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (5 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 4 | 63% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 1 | 100% |
Against 1.d4 (1 game)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Janowski Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Normal System | 1 | 100% |
| Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid | 1 | 100% |
| Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted | 1 | 0% |
| Vienna Game: Mieses Variation | 1 | 100% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-27 | Mendsaikhan Ulemj (1571) FIDE World Cadets Cup 2026 | O08 · classical | W |
| 2026-06-26 | Mikhail Ev. Markov (1555) FIDE World Cadets Cup 2026 | O08 · classical | W |
| 2026-06-25 | Mirzakulov Kemal (1499) FIDE World Cadets Cup 2026 | O08 · classical | W |
| 2026-06-24 | Om Esh Gottumukkala (1469) FIDE World Cadets Cup 2026 | O08 · classical | W |
| 2026-06-23 | Mark Adamyan (1489) FIDE World Cadets Cup 2026 | O08 · classical | ½ |
| 2026-06-21 | Ziya Gubatov (1505) FIDE World Cadets Cup 2026 | O08 · classical | L |
| 2026-06-20 | Theo Ivanov (1679) FIDE World Cadets Cup 2026 | O08 · classical | ½ |
| 2026-06-19 | Ihar Bykouski FIDE World Cadets Cup 2026 | O08 · classical | W |
| 2026-06-18 | Aleksandr Pet Bartagov FIDE World Cadets Cup 2026 | O08 · classical | W |
| 2026-06-17 | Xiangyi Meng (1504) FIDE World Cadets Cup 2026 | O08 · classical | ½ |
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