GMSahaj Grover
IND · FIDE ID 5021103 · 136 tournament games since 2022
Standard
2493
#50 in IND (active)
Rapid
2492
#28 in IND (active)
Blitz
2421
#49 in IND (active)
Score
60%
60 W · 44 D · 32 L
Opp. avg
2386
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-02-06
SixDays Budapest February 2026 - GM C
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 78% of games (scores 60%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 19 of 31 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 63%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 16 of 26 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 53%.
- Comfort zone: Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred as Black, 83% in 6 games.
- By opponent strength: 38% against higher-rated players, 68% against lower-rated.
Based on 136 over-the-board games (34 classical). 68 with White (63%), 68 with Black (57%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 53 | 60% |
| 1.d4 | 13 | 69% |
| 1.Nf3 | 2 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| French Defense: Exchange Variation | 4 | 63% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation | 4 | 13% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation | 4 | 75% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: London System | 3 | 100% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Short Variation | 2 | 75% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (31 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 19 | 63% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 6 | 50% |
| 1...e6 French Defense | 4 | 75% |
Against 1.d4 (26 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 16 | 53% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 10 | 55% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred | 6 | 83% |
| Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening | 5 | 50% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined | 3 | 67% |
| French Defense: Exchange Variation | 3 | 67% |
| Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation, Modern Defense | 3 | 67% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-06 | Kushagra Mohan (2431) SixDays Budapest February 2026 - GM C · classical | ½ |
| 2026-02-05 | Christos Krallis (2423) SixDays Budapest February 2026 - GM C · classical | ½ |
| 2026-02-05 | Hagen Poetsch (2433) SixDays Budapest February 2026 - GM C · classical | ½ |
| 2026-02-04 | Krzysztof Raczek (2506) SixDays Budapest February 2026 - GM C · classical | W |
| 2026-02-03 | Senthil Maran K (2311) SixDays Budapest February 2026 - GM C · classical | W |
| 2026-02-03 | Eliran Shilon Rahav (2364) SixDays Budapest February 2026 - GM C · classical | W |
| 2026-02-02 | Jaloliddin Ilkhomi (2353) SixDays Budapest February 2026 - GM C · classical | W |
| 2026-01-31 | Shou Otsuka (2350) SixDays Budapest February 2026 - GM C · classical | W |
| 2025-08 | Yu Tian Poh (2470) SixDays Budapest July 2025 | GM B · classical | ½ |
| 2025-07-31 | Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy (2258) SixDays Budapest July 2025 | GM B · classical | ½ |
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.