IMK. Ratnakaran
IND · FIDE ID 5005507 · 148 tournament games since 2022
Standard
2167
#414 in IND (active)
Rapid
2124
#245 in IND (active)
Blitz
2290
#110 in IND (active)
Score
57%
75 W · 20 D · 53 L
Opp. avg
2206
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-09-11
1st Berjaya Global Chess Open 2026 - Masters
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 97% of games (scores 58%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e6 in 32 of 32 games (French Defense), scoring 58%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 7 of 10 games (Indian Defense), scoring 64%.
- Weak spot: French Defense: Normal Variation as Black, only 38% in 8 games.
- Comfort zone: Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation as White, 70% in 10 games.
- By opponent strength: 33% against higher-rated players, 79% against lower-rated.
Based on 148 over-the-board games (29 classical · 8 rapid · 6 blitz). 87 with White (59%), 61 with Black (56%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 84 | 58% |
| 1.b3 | 3 | 67% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation | 10 | 70% |
| French Defense: King's Indian Attack | 10 | 65% |
| Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with d6 | 10 | 60% |
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack | 8 | 69% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Breyer Variation | 5 | 40% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (32 games)
| 1...e6 French Defense | 32 | 58% |
Against 1.d4 (10 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 7 | 64% |
| 1...e6 Horwitz Defense | 1 | 50% |
| 1...b6 English Defense | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| French Defense: Normal Variation | 8 | 38% |
| French Defense: Steinitz Variation | 5 | 50% |
| Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation | 4 | 100% |
| French Defense: Hecht-Reefschläger Variation | 4 | 75% |
| Zukertort Opening | 3 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | Novendra Priasmoro (2422) 1st Berjaya Global Chess Open 2026 - Masters | L |
| 2026-09-10 | Reja Neer Manon (2420) 1st Berjaya Global Chess Open 2026 - Masters · classical | L |
| 2026-09-08 | Kushagra Mohan (2441) 1st Berjaya Global Chess Open 2026 - Masters | L |
| 2026-06-08 | Raem Sherman (2385) 4th Gujarat International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2026 | Category A | L |
| 2026-06-07 | Artem Omelja (2397) 4th Gujarat International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2026 | Category A | W |
| 2026-05-24 | Artem Omelja (2397) 17th kiit international chess festival-2026 CAT A · classical | ½ |
| 2026-03-13 | Murali Karthikeyan (2521) India National Blitz Chess Championship 2025-26 | W |
| 2026-03-13 | Hari Madhavan N B (2386) India National Blitz Chess Championship 2025-26 | L |
| 2026-03-13 | Aaryan Varshney (2312) India National Blitz Chess Championship 2025-26 | W |
| 2026-03-13 | J Sai Agni Jeevitesh (2168) India National Blitz Chess Championship 2025-26 | 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.