What is Pentala Harikrishna's FIDE rating?

Pentala Harikrishna's FIDE rating is 2648 standard, 2595 rapid, 2620 blitz, world #67. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Pentala Harikrishna's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Pentala Harikrishna played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 3,312 over-the-board games by Pentala Harikrishna (2,296 classical, 427 rapid, 589 blitz), with 35% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Pentala Harikrishna's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Pentala Harikrishna?

Open Pentala Harikrishna'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 Pentala Harikrishna's style, before facing them.

Pentala Harikrishna

TitleGrandmasterFederationIndiaBorn1986FIDE ID5007003

Classical2648

Rapid2595

Blitz2620

Games3,312

W · D · LWon · Drawn · Lost35 / 46 / 19

Peak2770Dec 2016

Rating history

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Classical2648Rapid2595Blitz2620no games played

Accuracy by phase

96.9%Opening94.5%Middlegame96.0%Endgame

Clutch factor

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Play style

Elite accuracy: 95.1% average

Solid conversion: 82%

Very consistent (91%)

Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game

Dominates 1.c4 as

(70% in 162 games)

Vulnerable to 1.c4

(only 46%)

Recent games

Wojtaszek, Radoslaw(2655)

62nd Rubinstein ALREH · GM · 23 Aug 2026

½–½

Kovalenko,I(2669)

62nd Rubinstein ALREH · GM · 22 Aug 2026

1–0

Seemann, Jakub(2543)

62nd Rubinstein ALREH · GM · 21 Aug 2026

½–½

Liang, Awonder(2690)

62nd Rubinstein ALREH · GM · 20 Aug 2026

½–½

Fedoseev, Vladimir(2693)

62nd Rubinstein ALREH · GM · 19 Aug 2026

½–½

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Openings

1,670 games as White · scores 64.3%

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

Pirc Defense1.e4 d6 2.d4 ♞f6only 9 games, last played 10 months ago44.4%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

French: Tarrasch1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.♞d222 games, last played 2 years ago63.6%wins

King's Indian: Classical1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 g6 3.♞c3 ♝g7 4.e4 d6 5.♞f3 O-O 6.♝e2 e513 games, last played 4 years ago61.5%wins

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PROTime controls · Years · Events

3,312 games in scope

LineECOGamesLast playedWins · draws · lossesScorevs 64.3%

B20–B502217w

49%35%16

67.0%—

A00–A042084m

45%38%17

63.5%—

A45–E111799m

36%44%20%

58.4%−5.9 pts

C60–C701697w

34%54%12

60.7%−3.7 pts

A10–A301624m

52%36%12

70.4%+6.1 pts

D30–E14951y

37%53%10

63.2%—

D10–D45931y

33%51%16

58.6%−5.7 pts

E20–E40602y

32%53%15

58.3%−6.0 pts

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3,312 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

1,670 games43%W43%D14%L

1,670games in this linewon 43%, drew 43%, lost 14%

Move

1. d4

6639m

39%48%13

62%

1. e4

6377w

44%42%14

65%

1. ♞f3

1984m

46%36%18%

64%

1. c4

1624m

52%36%12

70%

1. g3

711y

86%14

43%

1. b3

37m

67%33%

67%

Scouting report: Pentala Harikrishna (GM, IND)

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