Scouting report: Narayanan S L (GM, IND)

2,958 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (2,452 classical, 174 rapid, 383 blitz): 50% wins, 29% draws, 21% losses. FIDE rating 2555 standard, 2570 rapid, 2630 blitz. 837 games analyzed with Stockfish: 94% accuracy, 0.08 blunders per game.

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Narayanan S L

GM

Indiaborn 1998FIDE ID 5058422

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2500
2600
2700
Peak2695
2654 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2630
2570
2555
2695peak, Mar 2024
2,958games
1,485wins, 50%
849draws, 29%
624losses, 21%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 94.0% average
Solid conversion: 84%
Very consistent (88%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 as ♔ (68% in 603 games)

Play against Narayanan S L's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 2,958 games

Openings

2,958 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Nimzowitsch-Larsen1.b3 e5 2.b2 c616 games, last played 8 months ago87.5%wins
Reti vs King's Indian1.f3 f6 2.c4 g616 games, last played 3 months ago75.0%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 837 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.6%
Middlegame
93.8%
Endgame
95.2%
Clutch factor
+5%
Winning (+2)
95%
Equal
96%
Losing (−2)
90%
Problematic pieces
22%
80 err
19%
66 err
18%
63 err
17%
59 err
13%
45 err
12%
43 err
Critical moment
Move 37 avg
4%
1-15
16%
16-25
12%
26-35
40%
36-45
28%
46+
40% of blunders occur after move 36-45. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
21
Few
Many
e5
21
c4
14
a4
13
f4
13
d4
12
e5/c4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#27
f6?? vs Keneshbekov
Endgame · OTB · 2026
#25
d3?? vs Souleidis
Middlegame · OTB · 2026
#41
f6?? vs Yoo
Endgame · OTB · 2026
#62
c2?? vs Sarana
Endgame · OTB · 2026
#35
f1=+?? vs Atanasov
Endgame · OTB · 2026
#21
c4?? vs Zierk
Middlegame · OTB · 2026

Recent games

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½–½
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½–½

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

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2,958 games in scope
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1,486 games56%W27%D17%L
Move
1. d4
6032w
51%34%15
69%
1. e4
3872w
55%2421
67%
1. f3
2252w
58%2220
69%
1. c4
1252w
55%30%15
70%
1. b3
588m
72%19
77%
1. g3
227m
77%14
84%
1. f4
131y
77%15
81%
1. e3
129m
100%
100%
1. c3
1111m
82%
86%
1. a3
72y
57%1429%
64%
1. b4
63m
83%17
92%
1. c3
52y
60%40%
80%
1. a3
511m
80%20
90%
1. h3
33m
67%33%
83%
1. d3
22y
100%
100%
1. g4
15y
100%
0%
1. h3
12y
100%
50%

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