GMSurya Shekhar Ganguly
IND · FIDE ID 5002150 · 460 tournament games since 2020
Standard
2562
#22 in IND (active)
Rapid
2536
#17 in IND (active)
Blitz
2491
#29 in IND (active)
Score
59%
189 W · 161 D · 110 L
Opp. avg
2384
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-08-08
Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2026 | Open A
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 62% of games (scores 61%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 78 of 116 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 54%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 45 of 67 games (Indian Defense), scoring 49%.
- Comfort zone: Zukertort Opening as White, 65% in 13 games.
- By opponent strength: 37% against higher-rated players, 67% against lower-rated.
- Drawish: 35% of games end in a draw.
Based on 460 over-the-board games (68 classical · 58 blitz · 43 rapid). 238 with White (62%), 222 with Black (55%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 148 | 61% |
| 1.Nf3 | 41 | 61% |
| 1.c4 | 25 | 66% |
| 1.d4 | 23 | 67% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Zukertort Opening | 13 | 65% |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack | 13 | 50% |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 10 | 65% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | 9 | 83% |
| Scotch Game: Tartakower Variation | 8 | 63% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (116 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 78 | 54% |
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 13 | 62% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 13 | 62% |
Against 1.d4 (67 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 45 | 49% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 22 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 14 | 54% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Schliemann Defense Deferred | 12 | 50% |
| Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation | 6 | 50% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Exchange Variation | 6 | 25% |
| English Opening: Agincourt Defense | 5 | 60% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-08 | Yu Tian Poh (2473) Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2026 | Open A | W |
| 2026-08-07 | Hussain Besou (2420) Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2026 | Open A | W |
| 2026-08-06 | Nitish Belurkar (2430) Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2026 | Open A | ½ |
| 2026-08-05 | Khuyagtsogt Itgelt (2425) Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2026 | Open A | ½ |
| 2026-08-04 | Vantika Agrawal (2399) Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2026 | Open A | W |
| 2026-08-01 | Alexej Wagner (2183) Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2026 | Open A | ½ |
| 2026-07-28 | Elham Amar (2587) Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2026 | Open A | ½ |
| 2026-07-23 | Ivan Kukushkin (2257) 59th Biel International Chess Festival 2026 | Open | Masters (MTO) | ½ |
| 2026-07-22 | Lena Georgescu (2253) 59th Biel International Chess Festival 2026 | Open | Masters (MTO) | ½ |
| 2026-07-21 | Benjamin Dauth (2247) 59th Biel International Chess Festival 2026 | Open | Masters (MTO) | 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.