GM

Balakrishnan, Praveen

USA USA·Born 2002·FIDE #2064871·1,180 Games

Classical25001,130 Games
Rapid239030 Games
Blitz243441 Games

Statistics

1180

Total

556

Wins

318

Draws

305

Losses

47%27%26%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 93.7% average
Solid conversion: 89%
Very consistent (91%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.c4 ♔ (71% in 51 games)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 354 analyzed

Accuracy by phase
Opening96.8%
Middlegame93.4%
Endgame95.5%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+5%
Winning (+2 or more)95%
158 Games
Equal position95%
134 Games
Losing (-2 or more)89%
62 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♖
25%
78 errors
♙
17%
55 errors
♕
16%
52 errors
♗
15%
47 errors
♔
14%
43 errors
♞
13%
42 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 39average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
36% of blunders occur between move 46+. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

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11
13
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9
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Many
Few
Critical squares
e416 err
c514 err
f313 err
f513 err
c411 err
e4/c5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

L
Koutlas, Nikolaos2314

grenke Chess Open 2026 · 6 Apr 2026

0-1
L
Prraneeth Vuppala2496

grenke Chess Open 2026 · 6 Apr 2026

1-0
W
Ernst, Robert2381

grenke Chess Open 2026 · 5 Apr 2026

1-0
D
Abdurakhmonov, Mukhammadali2362

grenke Chess Open 2026 · 5 Apr 2026

½-½
D
Moussard, Jules2598

grenke Chess Open 2026 · 4 Apr 2026

½-½
W
Koepke, Christian2345

grenke Chess Open 2026 · 4 Apr 2026

0-1

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!
White
Sicilian: 2...Nc6
50.0%
28 Games·Loses

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6

Black

No significant weaknesses detected as Black

Strengths

AVOID
White
Caro-Kann: Advance
68.8%
32 Games·Wins

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5

Sicilian: Najdorf
67.7%
31 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6

Black
Slav Defense
83.3%
12 Games·Wins

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6

Caro-Kann: Classical
81.8%
11 Games·Wins

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

10 errors
▶
#43Kd4??
Endgame
vs Sindarov
Blitz·2025
▶
#59Kg8??
Endgame
vs Haug
Blitz·2025
▶
#53Qg5??
Endgame
vs Bodemar
Blitz·2025
▶
#56Ba7??
Endgame
vs Quparadze
Blitz·2025
▶
#42Kc5??
Endgame
vs Christiansen
Blitz·2025
▶
#28Nh1??
Tactics
vs Nesterov
Blitz·2025
▶
#25Rc1??
Tactics
vs Idani
Blitz·2025
▶
#27Bd7??
Tactics
vs Damaj
Blitz·2025
▶
#19Kh2??
Tactics
vs Kosakowski
Blitz·2025
▶
#33Rc7??
Tactics
vs Al Mashikhi
Rapid·2025
Endgame Statistics

21 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

Repertoire
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Starting Position
602 Games
48%27%25%
1.e4
62%
336
1.d4
60%
146
1.Nf3
59%
62
1.c4
71%
51
1.b4
60%
5
1.g3
100%
1
1.f3
100%
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