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

TitleGrandmasterFederationUnited KingdomBorn1975FIDE ID401978

Classical2505

Rapid2483

Blitz—

Games324

W · D · LWon · Drawn · Lost40 / 40 / 20

Peak2505Jan 2001

Rating history

2460

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2024

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2025

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2026

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Oct 2023Nov 2026

Classical2505Rapid2483no games played

Accuracy by phase

95.8%Opening88.6%Middlegame94.1%Endgame

Clutch factor

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Play style

Plays 15.5% better with black

Dominates 1.d4 as

(65% in 156 games)

Vulnerable to 1.Nf3

(only 47%)

Recent games

Andersen, Mads(2558)

European Corporate Chess Champio... · 7 Nov 2025

1–0

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)

British Team Championship 97/98 ... · 25 May 1998

½–½

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324 games

Based on 324 games

Openings

170 games as White · scores 64.4%

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

By family

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PROTime controls · Years · Events

324 games in scope

LineECOGamesLast playedWins · draws · lossesScorevs 64.4%

E7035—

60%20%20%

70.0%+5.6 pts

E20–E3229—

24%55%21%

51.7%−12.7 pts

A40–A4322—

36%45%19

59.1%−5.3 pts

D31–D3517—

65%24%11

76.5%—

D10–D1113—

54%46%

76.9%—

A11–A2013—

38%38%24%

57.7%—

A579—

78%22%

88.9%—

D20–D219—

33%22%45%

44.4%—

Mistakes

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Critical moment

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Critical blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

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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

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