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FM Gauri Shankar

Full name

Shankar Gauri

Born

1992 (age 33)‎

Place of birth

Federation

India

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Variation (8 games)

Réti Opening: King's Indian Attack, Symmetrical Defense (7 games)

Modern Defense with 1.e4 (5 games)

King's Indian Attack: Keres Variation (5 games)

English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System (5 games)

Black Pieces

Ruy López Opening: Berlin Defense (7 games)

Catalan Opening (7 games)

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch Variation (5 games)

English Opening: Anglo-Indian, Queen's Indian Formation (5 games)

Réti Opening: King's Indian Attack (4 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Gauri Shankar (2360) Alexander Kaliksteyn (2337)	1-0	49	2025
Gauri Shankar (2360) Josiah Stearman (2439)	0-1	70	2025
Gauri Shankar (2360) Evan Park (2415)	½-½	105	2025
Gauri Shankar (2360) Gabor Nagy (2472)	½-½	31	2025
Liam Putnam (2402) Gauri Shankar (2360)	1-0	41	2025
Aaron Jacobson (2343) Gauri Shankar (2360)	1-0	43	2025
Mark Paragua (2446) Gauri Shankar (2360)	½-½	88	2025
Aleksandr Lenderman (2480) Gauri Shankar (2360)	½-½	15	2025
Qindong Yang (2202) Gauri Shankar (2360)	½-½	18	2025
Gauri Shankar (2730) Martin Bruedigam (2550)	1-0	19	2024

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