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ID: 2672340

Shankar Balakrishnan

FIDE ratings

1,656Classical
1,641Rapid

Performance

36 games
44% Win
22% Draw
34% Loss

Shankar Balakrishnan's playing style

Strong overall score:56%16W 8D 12L over 36 games
Best with 1.e4 as White:56%in 18 games
Steady recent form:50%8W 4D 8L in last 20 games

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Caro-Kann Defense has the largest White sample, with 2 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Caro-Kann Defense
100%
2g
French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation
100%
2g
French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Grand Prix Attack
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Italian Game: Rousseau Gambit has the largest Black sample, with 4 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Italian Game: Rousseau Gambit
50%
50%
4g
Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Dragon Formation
100%
2g
Pirc Defense
100%
2g
Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense
100%
2g
Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense, Exchange Variation, Costa's Line
100%
2g

Repertoire

18 games as white in scope
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Move arrowsfrequency, not engine evaluation

Starting position

18 games in this line · White to move

Results for Balakrishnan, Shankar as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
44%
22%
33%
Move
18 · 100%
44%
22%
33%

Game History

(36 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Jun 13, 2024
OTB - Canada
Mutyalapati, Modith Aaroh(1866)
L—
Jun 13, 2024
OTB - Canada
Mutyalapati, Modith Aaroh(1866)
L—
Jun 6, 2024
OTB - Canada
Hong, Zihan(1671)
W—
Jun 6, 2024
OTB - Canada
Hong, Zihan(1671)
W—
May 30, 2024
OTB - Canada
Gebhardt, David(1690)
W—
May 30, 2024
OTB - Canada
Gebhardt, David(1690)
W—
May 9, 2024
OTB - Canada
Mutyalapati, Modith Aaroh(1841)
W—
May 9, 2024
OTB - Canada
Mutyalapati, Modith Aaroh(1841)
W—
May 2, 2024
OTB - Canada
Dhungel, Uttam(1758)
L—
May 2, 2024
OTB - Canada
Dhungel, Uttam(1758)
L—

Research Shankar Balakrishnan’s games and opening repertoire

Shankar Balakrishnan is rated 1656 in standard, 1641 in rapid by FIDE. Shankar Balakrishnan plays for Canada.

Shankar Balakrishnan has FIDE ID 2672340.

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