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IM Rakesh Kulkarni

Rakesh Kulkarni
Full name
Rakesh Kulkarni
Born
Feb 2, 1993 (age 32)‎
Place of birth
Pune
Federation
India
Retired
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Bio

IM Rakesh Kulkarni is an Indian international master and Chess.com's Director of Indian Content.

The name Kulkarni is a patronymic, and the player should be referred to by his name, Rakesh.

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Alapin Sicilian Defense (47 games)
Alapin Sicilian Defense: Barmen Defense (15 games)
French Defense: Exchange, Monte Carlo Variation (12 games)
French Defense: Schlechter Variation (10 games)
Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov, Modern Variation (9 games)
Black Pieces
Sicilian Defense: Kan, Modern Variation (19 games)
Sicilian Defense: Kan, Knight Variation (10 games)
Sicilian Defense: Kan, Maróczy Bind Formation (9 games)
Budapest Gambit: Rubinstein Variation (8 games)
Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotrč, Gubinsky-Melts Defense (6 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Rakesh Kulkarni (2501)
Hamed Wafa (2811)
1-0 22 2024
Rakesh Kulkarni (2515)
Pouria Darini (2748)
0-1 17 2024
Paulius Pultinevicius (2837)
Rakesh Kulkarni (2470)
1-0 30 2024
Rakesh Kulkarni (2348)
Luis Enrique Valle Maytin (2215)
1-0 69 2023
Rakesh Kulkarni (2412)
Deysi Cori (2544)
1-0 31 2023
Rakesh Kulkarni (2321)
David L Haydon (2289)
0-1 28 2023
Rakesh Kulkarni (2321)
Jonathan Dourerassou (2420)
0-1 31 2023
Rakesh Kulkarni (2321)
Levy Rozman (2322)
0-1 43 2023
Rakesh Kulkarni (2252)
Dennis Wagner (2478)
0-1 27 2023
Rakesh Kulkarni (2348)
Ward Al-Tarbosh (2214)
0-1 27 2023
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