GMM.R. Venkatesh
IND · FIDE ID 5005779 · 114 tournament games since 2023
Standard
2335
#187 in IND (active)
Rapid
2340
#78 in IND (active)
Blitz
2398
#57 in IND (active)
Score
63%
53 W · 37 D · 24 L
Opp. avg
2306
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-05-25
Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 | Open
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 64% of games (scores 64%), otherwise 1.Nf3 (31%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 12 of 21 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 54%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 19 of 20 games (Indian Defense), scoring 47%.
- By opponent strength: 35% against higher-rated players, 75% against lower-rated.
Based on 114 over-the-board games (38 classical · 7 rapid). 59 with White (67%), 55 with Black (58%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 38 | 64% |
| 1.Nf3 | 18 | 69% |
| 1.b3 | 3 | 83% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Defense | 3 | 67% |
| Zukertort Opening | 3 | 67% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 3 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense | 2 | 50% |
| King's Indian Attack: Keres Variation | 2 | 75% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (21 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 12 | 54% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 9 | 72% |
Against 1.d4 (20 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 19 | 47% |
| 1...g6 Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| English Opening: King's English Variation, Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack | 3 | 67% |
| English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Knight Variation | 2 | 25% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Møller Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Indian Defense: Accelerated London System | 2 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-25 | Srihari L R (2452) Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 | Open | L |
| 2026-05-24 | A A T Nethsara Dias (1979) Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 | Open | ½ |
| 2026-05-23 | Vinuka Dihain Wijerathna (2111) Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 | Open | ½ |
| 2026-05-22 | S Sivathanujan (2162) Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 | Open | W |
| 2026-05-21 | Guha Mitrabha (2516) Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 | Open | L |
| 2026-05-20 | Nirish Kumar Siva Kumar (2185) Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 | Open | W |
| 2026-05-19 | Nivedita V C (2053) Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 | Open | W |
| 2026-05-18 | Walijah Ahmed (1953) Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 | Open | W |
| 2026-05-17 | Jude Dorison Gnanaseelan (1772) Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 | Open | W |
| 2026-03-13 | Garg Aradhya (2291) India National Blitz Chess Championship 2025-26 | L |
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.