Utkal Ranjan Sahoo
IND · FIDE ID 5034566 · 52 tournament games since 2022
Standard
2325
#200 in IND (active)
Rapid
2232
#139 in IND (active)
Blitz
2226
#160 in IND (active)
Score
51%
18 W · 17 D · 17 L
Opp. avg
2308
Last 50 games
Last game
2025-03-11
Indian Team Championship 2025 | 44th Open
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 90% of games (scores 61%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e6 in 5 of 15 games (French Defense), scoring 50%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...e6 in 4 of 7 games (Horwitz Defense), scoring 88%.
- Weak spot: Scandinavian Defense: Classical Variation as Black, only 0% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 37% against higher-rated players, 78% against lower-rated.
Based on 52 over-the-board games (23 classical). 20 with White (55%), 32 with Black (48%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 18 | 61% |
| 1.c4 | 1 | 0% |
| 1.e4 | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | 3 | 17% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System | 2 | 100% |
| Benko Gambit Accepted: Dlugy Variation | 2 | 75% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Janowski Variation | 1 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (15 games)
| 1...e6 French Defense | 5 | 50% |
| 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense | 5 | 40% |
| 1...d6 Pirc Defense | 2 | 25% |
Against 1.d4 (7 games)
| 1...e6 Horwitz Defense | 4 | 88% |
| 1...f5 Dutch Defense | 2 | 25% |
| 1...g6 Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Scandinavian Defense: Classical Variation | 3 | 0% |
| French Defense: Advance Variation, Euwe Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Dutch Defense | 2 | 25% |
| Catalan Opening: Closed | 1 | 50% |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Capablanca Variation | 1 | 100% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-11 | Challa Saharsha (2096) Indian Team Championship 2025 | 44th Open · classical | W |
| 2025-03-10 | Guha Mitrabha (2499) Indian Team Championship 2025 | 44th Open · classical | ½ |
| 2025-03-09 | Shreyash Singh (2148) Indian Team Championship 2025 | 44th Open · classical | W |
| 2025-03-08 | Harikrishnan.A.Ra (2468) Indian Team Championship 2025 | 44th Open · classical | L |
| 2025-03-08 | Sanjay S Pillai (1971) Indian Team Championship 2025 | 44th Open · classical | W |
| 2025-03-07 | Aronyak Ghosh (2530) Indian Team Championship 2025 | 44th Open · classical | ½ |
| 2025-03-06 | A Peter Anand (2018) Indian Team Championship 2025 | 44th Open · classical | W |
| 2025-03-06 | Prashanth J Naik (1962) Indian Team Championship 2025 | 44th Open · classical | W |
| 2025-03-05 | Samarth Jain (1800) Indian Team Championship 2025 | 44th Open · classical | W |
| 2025-01-04 | Roy Vagman (2254) 35th International Chess Festival CRACOVIA 2024 | L |
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