Balahari Bharat Kumar
ENG · FIDE ID 496464 · 188 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2071
#296 in ENG (active)
Rapid
1902
#593 in ENG (active)
Blitz
2008
#256 in ENG (active)
Score
53%
77 W · 46 D · 65 L
Opp. avg
1996
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-09-06
Pall Mall FIDE Congress 4th-6th September 2026 - Open
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 84% of games (scores 59%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 37 of 49 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 46%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 22 of 25 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 50%.
- Weak spot: Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation as Black, only 25% in 6 games.
- Comfort zone: Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System as White, 69% in 8 games.
- By opponent strength: 35% against higher-rated players, 77% against lower-rated.
Based on 188 over-the-board games (43 classical · 25 rapid · 23 blitz). 97 with White (57%), 91 with Black (49%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 81 | 59% |
| 1.e4 | 9 | 50% |
| 1.Nf3 | 2 | 75% |
| 1.b3 | 2 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System | 8 | 69% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined | 6 | 67% |
| English Opening: Agincourt Defense | 3 | 33% |
| Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 | 3 | 67% |
| King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation, Advance Line | 3 | 17% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (49 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 37 | 46% |
| 1...g6 Modern Defense | 9 | 44% |
| 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense | 3 | 50% |
Against 1.d4 (25 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 22 | 50% |
| 1...b6 English Defense | 2 | 100% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Janowski Variation | 10 | 40% |
| Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation | 6 | 25% |
| Modern Defense | 5 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | 4 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 3 | 17% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-06 | Michael Inzani Pall Mall FIDE Congress 4th-6th September 2026 - Open · classical | W |
| 2026-09-05 | Tony Niccoli (2031) Pall Mall FIDE Congress 4th-6th September 2026 - Open · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-05 | Mehmet Alper Dincer (1781) Pall Mall FIDE Congress 4th-6th September 2026 - Open · classical | W |
| 2026-09-04 | Praveen Balakrishnan (2500) Pall Mall FIDE Congress 4th-6th September 2026 - Open · classical | L |
| 2026-09-04 | Yicheng Ding (1896) 5th Kingston Invitational · classical | W |
| 2026-08-22 | Isabelle Malassagne (2040) 2026 Mind Sports Olympiad London Rapid - Blitz (Sat) · blitz | W |
| 2026-08-22 | Cian Ward (2018) 2026 Mind Sports Olympiad London Rapid - Blitz (Sat) · blitz | ½ |
| 2026-08-22 | Trisha Kanyamarala (2203) 2026 Mind Sports Olympiad London Rapid - Blitz (Sat) · blitz | W |
| 2026-08-22 | Jacob Styles (1728) 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 |
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