Scouting report: Arjun Kalyan (GM, IND)

993 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (783 classical, 67 rapid, 143 blitz): 41% wins, 32% draws, 27% losses. FIDE rating 2509 standard, 2399 rapid, 2455 blitz. 319 games analyzed with Stockfish: 94% accuracy, 0.06 blunders per game.

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Arjun Kalyan

GM

Indiaborn 2002FIDE ID 35018701

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2360
2400
2440
2480
2520
2509 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
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2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
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Sep 2023Oct 2026
2509
2455
2399
2537peak, Oct 2021
993games
412wins, 41%
314draws, 32%
264losses, 27%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.9% average
Solid conversion: 81%
Very consistent (91%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (61% in 467 games)
Vulnerable to 1.c4 ♚ (only 47%)

Play against Arjun Kalyan's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 993 games

Openings

993 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
Modern Defense1.e4 g6 2.d4 g7only 8 games, last played 4 years ago62.5%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Sicilian: Classical1.e4 c5 2.f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.xd4 f6 5.c3 c611 games, last played 8 months ago63.6%wins
Italian: Giuoco Piano1.e4 e5 2.f3 c6 3.c4 c528 games, last played 3 years ago57.1%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 319 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
97.1%
Middlegame
93.8%
Endgame
95.0%
Clutch factor
+5%
Winning (+2)
95%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
90%
Problematic pieces
21%
52 err
19%
45 err
18%
44 err
17%
42 err
15%
37 err
9%
23 err
Critical moment
Move 37 avg
6%
1-15
19%
16-25
38%
26-35
6%
36-45
31%
46+
38% of blunders occur after move 26-35. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
8
10
9
9
8
8
8
Few
Many
d6
10
e6
9
f6
9
d7
8
f4
8
d6/e6 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#43
d6?? vs Bernadskiy
Endgame · Rapid · 2023
#29
d4?? vs Mitrabha
Endgame · Rapid · 2023
#9
c4?? vs Gaurav Rajesh Zagade
Opening · Rapid · 2023
#35
xh4?? vs Albornoz Cabrera
Endgame · Rapid · 2023
#19
f4?? vs Swiercz
Middlegame · OTB · 2023
#65
g5?? vs Harutyunyan
Endgame · Blitz · 2022

Recent games

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1st 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026 · 20 Aug 2026

1–0
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1st 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026 · 20 Aug 2026

0–1
Reprintsev, Alexander(2264)

1st 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026 · 20 Aug 2026

1–0
Wu, Jonathan(2195)

1st 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026 · 20 Aug 2026

0–1
Atis, Hasan(2176)

1st 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026 · 20 Aug 2026

1–0
Hakimifard, Ghazal(2254)

59th Biel Blitz Open 2026 · 19 Jul 2026

1–0

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
993 games in scope
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501 games46%W30%D24%L
Move
1. e4
4693w
45%31%24
61%
1. d4
211y
52%38%
57%
1. f3
94y
56%2222
67%
1. b3
15y
100%
100%
1. c4
13y
100%
100%

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