Darshan Kumaresan
ENG · FIDE ID 442330 · 27 tournament games since 2025
Standard
1837
#1061 in ENG (active)
Rapid
1851
#813 in ENG (active)
Blitz
1953
#368 in ENG (active)
Score
56%
15 W · 0 D · 12 L
Opp. avg
1904
Last 27 games
Last game
2026-08-22
2026 Mind Sports Olympiad London Rapid - Blitz (Sat)
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 80% of games (scores 67%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 6 of 6 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 50%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 3 of 4 games (Indian Defense), scoring 0%.
- By opponent strength: 18% against higher-rated players, 89% against lower-rated.
- By colour: 67% with White, 42% with Black.
Based on 27 over-the-board games (18 blitz · 9 rapid). 15 with White (67%), 12 with Black (42%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 12 | 67% |
| 1.b3 | 2 | 50% |
| 1.c4 | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Fianchetto | 2 | 50% |
| Benko Gambit Accepted: Fully Accepted Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Bogo-Indian Defense: Vitolins Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Catalan Opening: Closed | 1 | 100% |
| Old Indian Defense | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (6 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 6 | 50% |
Against 1.d4 (4 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 3 | 0% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Center Game: Normal Variation | 1 | 0% |
| King's Gambit Declined: Classical Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 1 | 0% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | 1 | 100% |
| English Opening: Four Knights System, Nimzowitsch Variation | 1 | 100% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-22 | Thommy T Lipardo (1794) 2026 Mind Sports Olympiad London Rapid - Blitz (Sat) · blitz | W |
| 2026-08-22 | Thomas A Quilter (2106) 2026 Mind Sports Olympiad London Rapid - Blitz (Sat) · blitz | L |
| 2026-08-22 | Ben Keohane (1831) 2026 Mind Sports Olympiad London Rapid - Blitz (Sat) · blitz | W |
| 2026-08-22 | Sebastian Mokhber-Garcia (2095) 2026 Mind Sports Olympiad London Rapid - Blitz (Sat) · blitz | L |
| 2026-08-22 | Roman Kovalskyi (2118) 2026 Mind Sports Olympiad London Rapid - Blitz (Sat) · blitz | L |
| 2026-08-22 | Trisha Kanyamarala (2203) 2026 Mind Sports Olympiad London Rapid - Blitz (Sat) · blitz | W |
| 2026-08-22 | Kumaran Arjun (1510) 2026 Mind Sports Olympiad London Rapid - Blitz (Sat) · blitz | W |
| 2026-08-22 | Jonathan Pein (2169) 2026 Mind Sports Olympiad London Rapid - Blitz (Sat) · blitz | L |
| 2026-08-22 | Baptiste Alloui-Cros (2150) 2026 Mind Sports Olympiad London Rapid - Blitz (Sat) · blitz | W |
| 2025-02-23 | Hin Fei Fung (1552) British Universities Chess Association 2025 | Plate · rapid | W |
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