What is Dharshan Kumaran's FIDE rating?

Dharshan Kumaran's FIDE rating is 2505 standard, 2483 rapid. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Dharshan Kumaran's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Dharshan Kumaran played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 324 over-the-board games by Dharshan Kumaran (318 classical, 6 rapid), with 40% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Dharshan Kumaran's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Dharshan Kumaran?

Open Dharshan Kumaran'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 Dharshan Kumaran's style, before facing them.

Dharshan Kumaran

United Kingdomborn 1975FIDE ID 401978

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

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2505 · Sep 2023

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2505Classical

2483Rapid

2505peak, Jan 2001

324games

129wins, 40%

129draws, 40%

66losses, 20%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2505 · Jan 2001

Play style

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Plays 15.5% better with black

Dominates 1.d4 as

(65% in 156 games)

Vulnerable to 1.Nf3

(only 47%)

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Based on

324 games

Based on 324 games

Openings

324 gamesBased on 324 player games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

Queen's Gambit Accepted1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4only 9 games, last played 29 years ago44.4%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

Queen's Gambit Declined1.d4 d5 2.c4 e613 games, last played 33 years ago69.2%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 2 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 2 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

95.8%

Middlegame

88.6%

Endgame

94.1%

Clutch factor

+1%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

85%0g

EqualEqual position

85%0g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

84%2g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

40%

2 err

20%

1 err

20%

1 err

20%

1 err

0 err

Critical moment

Move 36 avg

1-15

16-25

26-35

100%

36-45

46+

100% of blunders occur after move 36-45. Keep tension until then.of blunders occur after move 36-45. Keep tension until then.

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

5Errors mapped

d4 / d8Hotspot zone

Critical squares

11 err

d4/d8 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

2 errors · Stockfish

#40

♜d8?? vs Andersen

Endgame · OTB · 2025

#36

♞g5?? vs Shirov

Middlegame · OTB

Recent games

324 games

Andersen, Mads(2558)

European Corporate Chess ... · 7 Nov 2025

0–1

Baker, Chris W(2372)

4NCL · 7 May 2001

½–½

Morris, Charles F(2238)

4NCL · 6 May 2001

1–0

Kelly, Brian(2423)

Varsity Oxbridge Match · 6 Mar 1999

½–½

Summerscale, Aaron P(2440)

BCF Team Ch 97/98 (4NCL) · 25 May 1998

½–½

Quillan, Gary(2320)

BCF Team Ch 97/98 (4NCL) · 21 Mar 1998

1–0

Repertoire

PROTime controls · Years · Events

324 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

170 games46%W37%D17%L

170games in this linewon 46%, drew 37%, lost 17%

Move

1. d4

156Nov 1997

47%37%16

65%

1. c4

13May 2001

38%38%24%

58%

1. b3

1Mar 1999

100%

50%

Scouting report: Dharshan Kumaran (GM, ENG)

Dharshan Kumaran

Rating & statistics

Play style

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Openings

Weaknesses

Strengths

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Critical blunders

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