IMBalasubramaniam Ramnathan
IND · FIDE ID 5001277 · 64 tournament games since 2022
Standard
2020
#729 in IND (active)
Rapid
1956
#569 in IND (active)
Blitz
1918
#698 in IND (active)
Score
59%
32 W · 12 D · 20 L
Opp. avg
1879
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-01-26
Festival Caissa – Sceptre Rapid FIDE Rating Chess Tournament
Prep summary
- As White: 1.Nf3 in 49% of games (scores 53%), otherwise 1.e3 (31%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...d6 in 5 of 19 games (Pirc Defense), scoring 60%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 10 of 10 games (Indian Defense), scoring 65%.
- Weak spot: Zukertort Opening: Kingside Fianchetto as White, only 38% in 4 games.
- Comfort zone: Van't Kruijs Opening as White, 72% in 9 games.
- By opponent strength: 21% against higher-rated players, 80% against lower-rated.
Based on 64 over-the-board games (22 classical · 4 blitz · 3 rapid). 35 with White (59%), 29 with Black (60%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.Nf3 | 17 | 53% |
| 1.e3 | 11 | 73% |
| 1.d4 | 5 | 70% |
| 1.e4 | 2 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Van't Kruijs Opening | 9 | 72% |
| Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation | 5 | 70% |
| Zukertort Opening: Kingside Fianchetto | 4 | 38% |
| King's Indian Attack | 2 | 100% |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Capablanca Variation | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (19 games)
| 1...d6 Pirc Defense | 5 | 60% |
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 4 | 75% |
| 1...b6 Owen Defense | 4 | 63% |
Against 1.d4 (10 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 10 | 65% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Indian Accelerated | 4 | 63% |
| Owen Defense | 4 | 63% |
| Modern Defense: Two Knights Variation | 3 | 83% |
| Caro-Kann Defense | 3 | 67% |
| Modern Defense: Standard Defense | 2 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-26 | Dhulipalla Bala Chandra Prasad (2431) Festival Caissa – Sceptre Rapid FIDE Rating Chess Tournament · rapid | L |
| 2025-08 | Mahesh Kumar K (1854) SRR International 2025 | Blitz · blitz | L |
| 2025-08 | Potluri Supreetha (1888) SRR International 2025 | Blitz · blitz | L |
| 2025-08 | Bharathakoti Sneha SRR International 2025 | Blitz · blitz | W |
| 2025-08 | Pranav Mukunth P (1655) SRR International 2025 | Blitz · blitz | W |
| 2025-08 | Seetasagar Konaparthi (1847) SRR International 2025 | Open · classical | W |
| 2025-08 | Sarvani Cheedhella (1906) SRR International 2025 | Open · classical | W |
| 2025-08 | Mithilesh P (1771) SRR International 2025 | Open · classical | ½ |
| 2025-03-01 | R.R. Laxman (2291) The 2nd Xaverian International FIDE Rating Open Chess Tournament 2025 · classical | L |
| 2025-03-01 | Vignesh B (2194) The 2nd Xaverian International FIDE Rating Open Chess Tournament 2025 · classical | W |
Data: FIDE rating list (October 2026 list; national ranks count active players) and tournament games broadcast on Lichess since 2020 (open data, CC0). Results are matched to FIDE players by name or FIDE ID and may be incomplete. This page shows public chess results only. Is this you and you want the page removed? Email chessmoose1@gmail.com and we remove it.