GM

Panchanathan, Magesh Chandran

IND IND·Born 1983·FIDE #5007429·1,082 Games

Classical24391,038 Games
Rapid244118 Games
Blitz243826 Games

Statistics

1082

Total

494

Wins

342

Draws

246

Losses

46%32%23%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 93.1% average
Solid conversion: 83%
Very consistent (87%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.Nf3 ♔ (72% in 197 games)
Vulnerable to 1.c4 ♚ (only 39%)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 147 analyzed

Accuracy by phase
Opening96.0%
Middlegame93.6%
Endgame95.4%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+4%
Winning (+2 or more)94%
61 Games
Equal position94%
50 Games
Losing (-2 or more)90%
36 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♖
35%
44 errors
♞
16%
20 errors
♙
14%
18 errors
♔
13%
17 errors
♗
12%
15 errors
♕
10%
13 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 39average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
62% of blunders occur between move 26-35. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

5
4
4
5
4
4
5
6
4
8
abcdefgh
Many
Few
Critical squares
e28 err
f36 err
c55 err
e85 err
f45 err
e2/f3 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

D
Jonsson, Gauti Pall2133

Reykjavik Open 2026 · 31 Mar 2026

½-½
D
Zhang, Xiao2164

Reykjavik Open 2026 · 30 Mar 2026

½-½
L
Sanal, Vahap2551

Reykjavik Open 2026 · 29 Mar 2026

0-1
W
De Vleeschauwer, Maarten2277

Reykjavik Open 2026 · 28 Mar 2026

0-1
W
ADU, Oladapo2173

Reykjavik Open 2026 · 27 Mar 2026

1-0
W
Petry, Martin2011

Reykjavik Open 2026 · 25 Mar 2026

0-1

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!
White

No significant weaknesses detected as White

Black
Petroff: Main Line
62.5%
8 GamesLow sample·Loses

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6

English: Agincourt
58.3%
12 Games·Loses

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6

Strengths

AVOID
White
Reti: KIA
60.7%
28 Games·Wins

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6

English: Four Knights
60.0%
10 Games·Wins

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6

Black
Scotch: Mieses
58.8%
17 Games·Wins

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nxc6

Nimzo-Indian: Classical
48.0%
25 Games·Wins

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

10 errors
▶
#28Rb8??
Tactics
vs Sinkar
OTB·2025
▶
#37Rxb6??
Tactics
vs Meadors
OTB·2025
▶
#40Kg1??
Tactics
vs Poh
OTB·2025
▶
#24Nxb4??
Tactics
vs Chen
Rapid·2025
▶
#50g5??
Endgame
vs Karthik Venkataraman
Blitz·2025
▶
#7Bb5??
Tactics
vs Lipecki
Blitz·2025
▶
#40Kd6??
Endgame
vs Rappazzo
Blitz·2025
▶
#69Kf3??
Endgame
vs Frey
Blitz·2025
▶
#24Rd2??
Tactics
vs Vemparala
Blitz·2025
▶
#19Nxc7??
Tactics
vs Hess
Blitz·2025
Endgame Statistics

23 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

Repertoire
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Starting Position
559 Games
53%28%19%
1.e4
67%
257
1.Nf3
72%
197
1.d4
59%
53
1.c4
60%
44
1.b3
50%
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