Balakrishnan, Praveen

USA USA·Born 2002·FIDE #2064871

2500Classical

2390Rapid

2443Blitz

Statistics

Total1,180

Wins556

Draws318

Losses305

47%27%26%

Play Style

before facing themWhat you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 93.5% average

Solid conversion: 89%

Very consistent (91%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.c4 as

(71% in 51 games)

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1,180 games analyzed

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical · 361 analyzedStockfish 18 · Classical games · 361 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

96.8%

Middlegame

93.3%

Endgame

95.5%

Clutch Factor

+5%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

95%159g

EqualEqual position

95%134g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

89%68g

Accuracy under pressure

Problematic Pieces — which cause most errors?

25%

84 err

17%

59 err

17%

58 err

14%

49 err

13%

45 err

13%

45 err

Critical Moment

Move 38 avg

1-15

24%

16-25

20%

26-35

24%

36-45

32%

46+

32% of blunders occur after move 46 — keep tension until then.of blunders occur after move 46 — keep tension until then.

Error Heatmap — where do errors occur?

Few

Many

Errors mapped

116

Hotspot zone

e4 / c5

Critical squares

16 err

14 err

11 err

e4/c5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Openings

1,180 gamesBased on 1,180 player games

Weaknesses

— exploit these— exploit these lines

aswhite50.0%losses

Sicilian: 2...Nc6 — 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6

28 games · last played 7 months agoPlay this line

No significant weaknesses detected as black

Strengths

— avoid these— avoid these lines

aswhite68.8%wins

Caro-Kann: Advance — 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e532 g32 games · last played 4 months ago

aswhite67.7%wins

Sicilian: Najdorf — 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a631 g31 games · last played 4 months ago

asblack83.3%wins

Slav Defense — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c612 g12 games · last played 5 months ago

asblack81.8%wins

Caro-Kann: Classical — 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf511 g11 games · last played 5 years ago

Critical Blunders

10 errors · Stockfish

#22Qb6??Tacticsvs MovahedOTB · 2026

#40Ra5??Endgamevs CaruanaOTB · 2026

#34Re8??Tacticsvs Del Rio De AngelisOTB · 2026

#53Qg5??Endgamevs BodemarBlitz · 2025

#43Kd4??Endgamevs SindarovBlitz · 2025

#59Kg8??Endgamevs HaugBlitz · 2025

#28Nh1??Tacticsvs NesterovBlitz · 2025

#25Rc1??Tacticsvs IdaniBlitz · 2025

#19Kh2??Tacticsvs KosakowskiBlitz · 2025

#42Kc5??Endgamevs ChristiansenBlitz · 2025

Recent Games

1,180 games

Loss

Koutlas, Nikolaos(2314)

grenke Chess Open 2026 · 6 Apr 2026

0-1

Loss

Prraneeth Vuppala(2496)

grenke Chess Open 2026 · 6 Apr 2026

1-0

Win

Ernst, Robert(2381)

grenke Chess Open 2026 · 5 Apr 2026

1-0

Draw

Abdurakhmonov, Mukhammadali(2362)

grenke Chess Open 2026 · 5 Apr 2026

½-½

Draw

Moussard, Jules(2598)

grenke Chess Open 2026 · 4 Apr 2026

½-½

Win

Koepke, Christian(2345)

grenke Chess Open 2026 · 4 Apr 2026

0-1

Endgame Statistics

PRO227 endgames (58.4%) · avoid Opposite-Color Bishops (11%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

58.4%

227 / 389

B vs N Pref

52.4%·47.8%

prefers the bishop

PiecesTypeWin %games

Rook + Equal Minors

77.9%353

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

79.4%306

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)

73.7%281

Rook vs Rook

72.6%252

Rook vs Two Minors

78.1%160

Pure Pawn

60.6%109

Rook + Equal Minors77.9%353

R+Bishop vs R+Knight79.4%306

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)73.7%281

Rook vs Rook72.6%252

Rook vs Two Minors78.1%160

Pure Pawn60.6%109

Weak in Opposite-Color Bishops: only 11% win rate (9 games) — Force thisShow all 14 types

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Repertoire

PRO

Move arrowsmost-played moves

Starting Position

SF18

602 games

48%27%25%

Move	games	%
1.e4	336	62%
1.d4	146	60%
1.Nf3	62	59%
1.c4Strong	51	71%
1.b4	5	60%
1.g3Strong	1	100%
1.f3Strong	1	100%

MovegamesPerf%

1.e4

336

62%

1.d4

146

60%

1.Nf3

59%

1.c4Strong

71%

1.b4

60%

1.g3Strong

100%

1.f3Strong

100%