IM Shiyam Thavandiran

Full name

Shiyam Thavandiran

Born

1992 (age 34)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Canada

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

French Defense: Exchange Variation (15 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation (13 games)

Closed Sicilian Defense: Traditional Line (10 games)

Bishop's Opening: Berlin, Vienna Hybrid Variation (9 games)

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (8 games)

Black Pieces

French Defense: Tarrasch, Guimard, Main Line (9 games)

French Defense: Winawer, Advance Variation (7 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Löwenthal, Kalashnikov Variation (7 games)

Queen's Pawn Opening: Keres Defense (6 games)

English Opening: Symmetrical Variation (6 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Shiyam Thavandiran (2801) Jonathan Jota (2455)	1-0	32	2025
Shiyam Thavandiran (2787) Arhan Chethan Anand (2619)	1-0	31	2025
Shiyam Thavandiran (2800) Stefan Mazur (2542)	1-0	33	2025
Shiyam Thavandiran (2402) Louis Khoo-Thwe (2275)	1-0	51	2025
Shiyam Thavandiran (2402) Jan Enrique Zepeda Berlanga (2003)	1-0	50	2025
Shiyam Thavandiran (2402) Bennet Hagner (2445)	1-0	41	2025
Shiyam Thavandiran (2402) Christian Gloeckler (2451)	1-0	53	2025
Shiyam Thavandiran (2725) Milosz Szpar (2965)	1-0	27	2025
Shiyam Thavandiran (2722) Ekaterini Pavlidou (2483)	1-0	33	2025
Shiyam Thavandiran (2780) Jun Ying Tan (2607)	0-1	41	2025