IM
IndiaIND
ID: 5000041

Krishnamoorthy Murugan

FIDE ratings

2,100Classical
2,092Rapid
2,063Blitz

Performance

50 games
16% Win
24% Draw
60% Loss

Krishnamoorthy Murugan's playing style

Overall score:28%8W 12D 30L over 50 games
Best with 1.d4 as White:43%in 20 games
Struggles in the Sicilian Defense as Black:23%in 15 games
Strongest in classical:29%in 49 games
Steady recent form:25%3W 4D 13L in last 20 games

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Queen's Gambit Declined has the largest White sample, with 4 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Queen's Gambit Declined
75%
25%
4g
Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation
100%
3g
Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian
100%
2g
Queen's Pawn Game: London System
100%
2g
Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Classical Variation
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: Open has the largest Black sample, with 5 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Sicilian Defense: Open
20%
80%
5g
Catalan Opening: Closed
50%
50%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with e6
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Keres Attack
50%
50%
2g

Repertoire

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

Starting position

26 games in this line · White to move

Results for Murugan, Krishnamoorthy as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
27%
15%
58%
Move
20 · 77%
35%
15%
50%
6 · 23%
17%
83%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Jun 1, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
GMNguyen Van Huy(2363)
L—
May 22, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Ojas Joshi(1937)
D—
May 22, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
GMVisakh N R(2532)
L—
Mar 27, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Vihaan R Kotian(1493)
W—
Mar 27, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Vihaan R Kotian(1491)
W—
Mar 27, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Vihaan R Kotian(1493)
W—
Jan 2, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
GMBurmakin, Vladimir(2428)
D—
Jan 2, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
GMBurmakin, Vladimir(2428)
D—
Jan 2, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
GMBurmakin, Vladimir(2428)
D—
Dec 24, 2025
OTB - LichessBroadcast
IMSrihari L(2358)
L—

Research Krishnamoorthy Murugan’s games and opening repertoire

IM Krishnamoorthy Murugan is rated 2100 in standard, 2092 in rapid, 2063 in blitz by FIDE. Krishnamoorthy Murugan plays for India.

Krishnamoorthy Murugan has FIDE ID 5000041.

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