What is Karthik Venkataraman's FIDE rating?

Karthik Venkataraman's FIDE rating is 2556 standard, 2487 rapid, 2436 blitz. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Karthik Venkataraman's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Karthik Venkataraman played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 1,505 over-the-board games by Karthik Venkataraman (1,291 classical, 117 rapid, 159 blitz), with 47% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Karthik Venkataraman's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Karthik Venkataraman?

Open Karthik Venkataraman's free Chess Stalker report: opening repertoire with results per line as White and Black, recurring weaknesses and blunder patterns evaluated with Stockfish, and recent games. Then rehearse against the Twin Bot, which imitates Karthik Venkataraman's style, before facing them.

Karthik Venkataraman

Indiaborn 1999FIDE ID 25006479

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

2350

2450

2550

2650

Peak2609

2563 · Sep 2023

Oct

2024

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2025

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Sep 2023Oct 2026

2556Classical

2487Rapid

2436Blitz

2609peak, Dec 2023

1,505games

704wins, 47%

486draws, 32%

310losses, 21%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2609 · Dec 2023

Play style

before facing themWhat you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 93.7% average

High resilience (58%): Dangerous even when losing

Solid conversion: 88%

Very consistent (90%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.d4 as

(68% in 211 games)

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Based on

1,505 games

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Openings

1,505 gamesBased on 1,505 player games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

French: Steinitz1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.♞c3 ♞f6 4.e510 games, last played 3 weeks ago60.0%wins

Sicilian: Rossolimo1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 ♞c6 3.♝b514 games, last played 3 weeks ago57.1%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 645 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 645 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

96.6%

Middlegame

93.6%

Endgame

95.7%

Clutch factor

+4%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

94%217g

EqualEqual position

94%190g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

90%93g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

25%

99 err

21%

83 err

18%

74 err

15%

60 err

13%

52 err

33 err

Critical moment

Move 41 avg

1-15

14%

16-25

17%

26-35

31%

36-45

33%

46+

33% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

128Errors mapped

e5 / d5Hotspot zone

Critical squares

1717 err

1616 err

1515 err

1313 err

e5/d5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors · Stockfish

#51

♜e8?? vs Amin

Endgame · Blitz · 2025

#20

♜e5?? vs Gukesh D

Middlegame · Blitz · 2025

#37

gxf4?? vs Mitrabha

Endgame · Blitz · 2025

#41

c4?? vs Yakubboev

Middlegame · Blitz · 2025

#31

♜xb6?? vs Adhiban

Middlegame · Blitz · 2025

#45

♚e8?? vs Dardha

Endgame · Blitz · 2025

Recent games

1,505 games

Shubenkova, Veronika(2126)

1st 3-0 Thu 3rd Sep 2026 · 3 Sept 2026

1–0

Szpar, Milosz(2507)

1st 3-0 Thu 3rd Sep 2026 · 3 Sept 2026

1–0

Ivanytska, Liudmyla(2183)

1st 3-0 Thu 3rd Sep 2026 · 3 Sept 2026

1–0

Fellowes, Billy(2230)

2nd 3-0 Thu 3rd Sep 2026 · 3 Sept 2026

0–1

Rohit S(2334)

1st 3-0 Thu 3rd Sep 2026 · 3 Sept 2026

1–0

Pein, Jonathan(2302)

2nd 3-0 Thu 3rd Sep 2026 · 3 Sept 2026

1–0

Endgame statistics

429 endgames (52.9%) · force Opposite-Color Bishops (8%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

52.9%

429 / 811

B vs N Pref

52.4%·47.8%

prefers the bishop

PiecesTypeWin %games

Rook + Equal Minors

56%44%

77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

59%41%

79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)

49%50%

73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook

48%50%

72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors

56%44%

78.1%160g

Pure Pawn

36%50%14

60.6%109g

Rook + Equal Minors77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors78.1%160g

Pure Pawn60.6%109g

Weak in Opposite-Color Bishops: only 8% win rate (12 games). Force this endgameShow all 14 types

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1,505 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

755 games49%W32%D19%L

755games in this linewon 49%, drew 32%, lost 19%

Move

1. e4

3431w

46%36%18%

64%

1. d4

2121w

53%30%17

68%

1. ♞f3

862w

40%33%27%

56%

1. c4

604w

61%24%15

72%

1. b3

271y

59%1526%

67%

1. ♞c3

58m

60%40%

60%

1. d3

53y

80%20%

90%

1. f4

42y

100%

1. a3

310y

33%67%

67%

1. g3

311m

33%67%

67%

1. e3

38m

33%67%

17%

1. c3

29y

50%50%

75%

1. b4

19y

100%

50%

1. a4

13y

100%

Scouting report: Karthik Venkataraman (GM, IND)

Karthik Venkataraman

Rating & statistics

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Openings

Weaknesses

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