Karthik Saravanan
ENG · FIDE ID 429120 · 18 tournament games since 2025
Standard
1840
#1043 in ENG (active)
Rapid
1761
#1317 in ENG (active)
Blitz
1803
#979 in ENG (active)
Score
50%
8 W · 2 D · 8 L
Opp. avg
1830
Last 18 games
Last game
2025-02-23
British Universities Chess Association 2025 | Plate
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 100% of games (scores 44%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 3 of 3 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 67%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 5 of 5 games (Indian Defense), scoring 40%.
- By opponent strength: 44% against higher-rated players, 70% against lower-rated.
Based on 18 over-the-board games (9 rapid · 9 blitz). 9 with White (44%), 9 with Black (56%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 9 | 44% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian | 2 | 0% |
| Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Alburt Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Scotch Game: Classical Variation, Intermezzo Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Scandinavian Defense: Main Line | 1 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (3 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 3 | 67% |
Against 1.d4 (5 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 5 | 40% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| King's Indian Defense: Larsen Variation | 2 | 50% |
| King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Bobotsov-Korchnoi-Petrosian Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Indian Defense: Accelerated London System | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with d6 | 1 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line | 1 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-23 | Joshua Lam (1720) British Universities Chess Association 2025 | Plate · rapid | L |
| 2025-02-23 | Timothy Goh (1998) British Universities Chess Association 2025 | Plate · rapid | W |
| 2025-02-23 | Andrii Boiechko (1589) British Universities Chess Association 2025 | Plate · rapid | W |
| 2025-02-22 | Sean Brunswick British Universities Chess Association 2025 | Blitz · blitz | W |
| 2025-02-22 | Colum Flynn British Universities Chess Association 2025 | Blitz · blitz | L |
| 2025-02-22 | Tom Brown (1927) British Universities Chess Association 2025 | Blitz · blitz | L |
| 2025-02-22 | Callum A Smith (1859) British Universities Chess Association 2025 | Blitz · blitz | W |
| 2025-02-22 | Oliver Harrison (1840) British Universities Chess Association 2025 | Blitz · blitz | ½ |
| 2025-02-22 | Tommy Wilkins (1916) British Universities Chess Association 2025 | Blitz · blitz | L |
| 2025-02-22 | Hin Fei Fung (1552) British Universities Chess Association 2025 | Plate · rapid | W |
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