GM

Karthikeyan, Murali

IND IND·Born 1999·FIDE #5074452·2,080 Games

Classical26611,956 Games
Rapid253078 Games
Blitz251146 Games

Statistics

2080

Total

1054

Wins

567

Draws

455

Losses

51%27%22%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 95.0% average
Solid conversion: 96%
Very consistent (92%)
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.Nf3 ♔ (71% in 172 games)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 117 analyzed

Accuracy by phase
Opening96.8%
Middlegame94.8%
Endgame97.2%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+5%
Winning (+2 or more)96%
54 Games
Equal position96%
44 Games
Losing (-2 or more)90%
19 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♖
23%
12 errors
♙
21%
11 errors
♗
19%
10 errors
♕
17%
9 errors
♞
15%
8 errors
♔
6%
3 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 36average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
67% of blunders occur between move 36-45. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

2
3
2
3
2
3
4
2
3
2
abcdefgh
Many
Few
Critical squares
e34 err
c33 err
c53 err
c63 err
d23 err
e3/c3 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

W
Supi, Luis Paulo2581

1st Lecci Open 2026 · 17 May 2026

1-0
D
Mendonca, Leon Luke2613

1st Lecci Open 2026 · 16 May 2026

½-½
D
Donchenko, Alexander2645

1st Lecci Open 2026 · 15 May 2026

½-½
D
Amar, Elham2576

1st Lecci Open 2026 · 14 May 2026

½-½
W
Suyarov, Mukhammadzokhid2534

1st Lecci Open 2026 · 14 May 2026

1-0
D
Puranik, Abhimanyu2607

1st Lecci Open 2026 · 13 May 2026

½-½

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!
White

No significant weaknesses detected as White

Black
Sicilian: Open
58.3%
12 Games·Loses

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4

Strengths

AVOID
White
Sicilian: Rossolimo
69.8%
43 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5

Ruy Lopez: Closed
70.6%
34 Games·Wins

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7

Black
King's Indian: Main Line
64.3%
28 Games·Wins

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O

King's Indian: Classical
64.7%
17 Games·Wins

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

7 errors
▶
#15Bxc3??
Tactics
vs Makhnev
OTB·2025
▶
#37Ke6??
Endgame
vs Idani
OTB·2025
▶
#42Ne4??
Endgame
vs Idani
OTB·2025
▶
#47Rc4+??
Endgame
vs Idani
OTB·2025
▶
#27c6??
Tactics
vs Idani
OTB·2025
▶
#42h4??
Endgame
vs Eugene
OTB·2025
▶
#29Qe3??
Tactics
vs Lagarde
OTB·2024
Endgame Statistics

21 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

Repertoire
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Starting Position
1052 Games
53%27%20%
1.e4
65%
783
1.Nf3
70%
173
1.d4
70%
82
1.b4
50%
4
1.g3
50%
3
1.b3
67%
3
1.e3
50%
2
1.h4
0%
1
1.f4
100%
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