GMNarayanan S L
IND · FIDE ID 5058422 · 481 tournament games since 2022
Standard
2557
#23 in IND (active)
Rapid
2570
#12 in IND (active)
Blitz
2630
#8 in IND (active)
Score
60%
190 W · 201 D · 90 L
Opp. avg
2337
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-09-02
CECLUB Primera Division Linares 2026
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 65% of games (scores 67%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 88 of 126 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 61%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 68 of 77 games (Indian Defense), scoring 59%.
- Comfort zone: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation as White, 75% in 14 games.
- By opponent strength: 44% against higher-rated players, 69% against lower-rated.
- Drawish: 42% of games end in a draw.
Based on 481 over-the-board games (115 classical · 83 rapid · 70 blitz). 244 with White (64%), 237 with Black (57%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 159 | 67% |
| 1.e4 | 43 | 51% |
| 1.c4 | 23 | 65% |
| 1.Nf3 | 18 | 67% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | 14 | 75% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense | 7 | 86% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation | 6 | 58% |
| Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation | 5 | 40% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense | 5 | 60% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (126 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 88 | 61% |
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 33 | 38% |
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 4 | 38% |
Against 1.d4 (77 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 68 | 59% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 7 | 57% |
| 1...f5 Dutch Defense | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack | 15 | 67% |
| Sicilian Defense: Kalashnikov Variation | 10 | 80% |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack | 7 | 64% |
| Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation | 6 | 50% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense | 6 | 58% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-02 | Lionel Sierra Vallina (2379) CECLUB Primera Division Linares 2026 | ½ |
| 2026-09-01 | Diego Macias Pino (2503) CECLUB Primera Division Linares 2026 | ½ |
| 2026-08-31 | Azer Mirzoev (2401) CECLUB Primera Division Linares 2026 | W |
| 2026-08-30 | Renier Castellanos Rodriguez (2471) CECLUB Primera Division Linares 2026 | ½ |
| 2026-08-29 | Maksim Chigaev (2635) CECLUB Primera Division Linares 2026 | ½ |
| 2026-08-28 | Arkadij Naiditsch (2574) CECLUB Primera Division Linares 2026 | ½ |
| 2026-08-27 | Oleg Korneev (2429) CECLUB Primera Division Linares 2026 | W |
| 2026-08-23 | Aldiyar Ansat (2490) 32nd Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival 2026 · classical | L |
| 2026-08-22 | Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage (2454) 32nd Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival 2026 · classical | ½ |
| 2026-08-21 | Aleksandr E. Usov (2457) 32nd Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival 2026 · classical | L |
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