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GM P Karthikeyan

Full name

P. Karthikeyan

Born

1/1/1990 (age 34)‎

Place of birth

Federation

India

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Catalan Opening: Closed (11 games)

Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line, Stoltz Variation (8 games)

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical, Keres Defense (7 games)

Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet, Check Variation, Intermezzo Line (7 games)

English Opening: Anglo-Indian, Anglo-Grünfeld Defense (6 games)

Black Pieces

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Columbus Variation (11 games)

Indian Game (7 games)

Modern Defense: Standard Line (6 games)

English Opening: Symmetrical Variation (6 games)

English Opening: Symmetrical, Four Knights Variation (6 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
P Karthikeyan (2241) Ahaz E U (1829)	1-0	51	2024
P Karthikeyan (2222) Vijay Sai G (1618)	1-0	32	2024
P Karthikeyan (2222) Aditi Yogesh Kayal (1769)	1-0	44	2024
P Karthikeyan (2222) Jain Kashish Manoj (2057)	1-0	33	2024
P Karthikeyan (2222) Mayukh Majumder (1711)	1-0	77	2024
P Karthikeyan (2316) Jeewantha Aloka Hettiarachchi (1795)	1-0	36	2024
P Karthikeyan (2287) Parab Ritviz (2391)	0-1	19	2024
P Karthikeyan (2287) Sayantan Das (2514)	0-1	34	2024
P Karthikeyan (2241) Neelash Saha (2351)	0-1	45	2024
P Karthikeyan (2316) Mihail Nikitenko (2526)	0-1	50	2024

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