Scouting report: Magesh Chandran Panchanathan (GM, IND)

986 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (963 classical, 10 rapid, 13 blitz): 46% wins, 32% draws, 23% losses. FIDE rating 2444 standard, 2400 rapid, 2393 blitz. 147 games analyzed with Stockfish: 93% accuracy, 0.05 blunders per game.

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Magesh Chandran Panchanathan

TitleGrandmasterFederationIndiaBorn1983FIDE ID5007429

Classical2444
Rapid2400
Blitz2393
Games986
W · D · L46 / 32 / 23
Peak2586

Rating history

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Classical2444Rapid2400Blitz2393no games played
Accuracy by phase
96.0%Opening93.6%Middlegame95.4%Endgame
Clutch factor
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Play style

Elite accuracy: 93.1% average
Solid conversion: 83%
Very consistent (87%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.Nf3 as ♔ (71% in 173 games)
Vulnerable to 1.c4 ♚ (only 41%)

Recent games

Preotu, Razvan(2485)

Carolinas Classic 2026 · 14 Jun 2026

0–1
Santosh, Saharsh(2196)

Carolinas Classic 2026 · 13 Jun 2026

1–0
Peatman, Carter(2080)

Carolinas Classic 2026 · 13 Jun 2026

0–1
Singh, Ian Avery(2046)

Carolinas Classic 2026 · 12 Jun 2026

1–0
Jonsson, Gauti Pall(2133)

Reykjavik Open 2026 · 31 Mar 2026

½–½

Play against Panchanathan's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 986 games

Openings

505 games as White · scores 67.1%

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Reti: KIA1.♞f3 d5 2.g3 ♞f625 games, last played 10 months ago64.0%wins

By family

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PRO
986 games in scope
LineGamesScorevs 67.1%
18169.9%—
11267.4%—
4959.2%−7.9 pts
4464.8%—
3562.9%−4.3 pts
2259.1%−8.0 pts
1369.2%—
1380.8%—

Mistakes

Problematic pieces
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Critical moment
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Error heatmap · Critical squares
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Critical blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

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Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
986 games in scope
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505 games53%W29%D18%L
Move
1. e4
2447m
52%29%19
67%
1. ♞f3
1734m
56%29%15
71%
1. d4
457m
49%2427%
61%
1. c4
354m
46%34%20
63%
1. b3
82y
38%25%37%
50%

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