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IM K Rathnakaran

Full name

K. Rathnakaran

Born

1/1/1981 (age 43)‎

Place of birth

Federation

India

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation (63 games)

Sicilian Defense: French Variation (47 games)

French Defense: King's Indian Attack (31 games)

Caro-Kann Defense: Breyer Variation (30 games)

Giuoco Piano Game: Main Line, Giuoco Pianissimo Variation (27 games)

Black Pieces

French Defense: Tarrasch, Closed, Main Line (24 games)

French Defense: Tarrasch, Closed (23 games)

French Defense: Classical, Steinitz Variation (21 games)

French Defense: Main Line, Steinitz Variation (21 games)

French Defense: Advance, Paulsen, Euwe Variation (19 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
K Rathnakaran (2232) Shah Jeet (1830)	1-0	64	2024
K Rathnakaran (2256) L M S T De Silva (2398)	1-0	44	2024
K Rathnakaran (2256) Parab Ritviz (2391)	1-0	27	2024
K Rathnakaran (2256) Deepan Chakkravarthy J (2422)	1-0	60	2024
K Rathnakaran (2186) Priyanka Nutakki (2255)	1-0	54	2024
K Rathnakaran (2343) Sidhant Mohapatra (2222)	1-0	38	2024
K Rathnakaran (2343) Jinan Jomon (2233)	1-0	54	2024
K Rathnakaran (2258) Parte Shravan (1558)	1-0	57	2024
K Rathnakaran (2258) Shaurya Chaudhary (1738)	1-0	49	2024
K Rathnakaran (2258) Goyal Daksh (1910)	1-0	36	2024

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