Vivek Rao
Number of games in database: 23
Years covered: 1972 to 1994
Current FIDE rating: 2435
Overall record: +3 -15 =5 (23.9%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

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Grunfeld (2 games)

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VIVEK RAO (born 1970) (citizen of United States of America) [what is this?] He is an IM.

page 1 of 1; 23 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. V Rao vs Gill 0-1 8 1972 Cincinnati B20 Sicilian 2. J Benjamin vs V Rao   1-0 46 1986 3, Chicago op E61 King's Indian 3. Sherzer vs V Rao   1-0 28 1986 New York (USA) B77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack 4. V Rao vs D Gurevich   0-1 45 1986 Midwest Masters Inv E10 Queen's Pawn Game 5. V Rao vs D Lees 0-1 42 1986 World Open D41 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch 6. Alburt vs V Rao   ½-½ 35 1987 06, USA op D85 Grunfeld 7. Christiansen vs V Rao   1-0 34 1988 Philadelphia D89 Grunfeld 8. V Rao vs Igor Ivanov   0-1 44 1988 Philadelphia World o E15 Queen's Indian 9. Deep Thought vs V Rao   1-0 40 1988 Pittsburgh B22 Sicilian, Alapin 10. V Rao vs Kasparov 0-1 51 1988 New York simul D97 Grunfeld, Russian 11. S Smagin vs V Rao   1-0 28 1989 World op B50 Sicilian 12. Kasparov vs V Rao 1-0 32 1989 Simultan A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto 13. V Rao vs Gulko   ½-½ 56 1991 op E38 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5 14. V Rao vs Kamsky 1-0 73 1991 Chicago D86 Grunfeld, Exchange 15. Kamsky vs V Rao   1-0 42 1991 It (open) B73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 16. V Rao vs Psakhis   ½-½ 68 1992 Philadelphia World op A70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3 17. V Rao vs Kudrin   ½-½ 18 1992 Philadelphia (USA) D85 Grunfeld 18. Yermolinsky vs V Rao   ½-½ 54 1992 Philadelphia World op A04 Reti Opening 19. V Rao vs Ehlvest   0-1 52 1993 World Op, Philadelphia A40 Queen's Pawn Game 20. M Ardaman vs V Rao   0-1 28 1993 World Op, Philadelphia B25 Sicilian, Closed 21. N Rogers vs V Rao   0-1 41 1993 World Op, Philadelphia B89 Sicilian 22. V Rao vs Shabalov   0-1 40 1993 Philadelphia A60 Benoni Defense 23. Z Rahman vs V Rao   1-0 26 1994 Goodricke op 5th D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav  page 1 of 1; 23 games

Oct-24-06    technical draw: Could someone provide a BIo, pls. Oct-24-06    Resignation Trap: <technical draw> Here is a good start: http://www.newyorkmasters.com/playe... . Oct-24-06    technical draw: Thanks <RT>..... Apr-24-09    technical draw: Not many comments about Rao. Since he quit chess to work for GAO in Goa he's been MIA. Or maybe he's following the doctrines of Mao? Who knows? (No he's not training boas in Laos.) Apr-24-09    AnalyzeThis: The think about Rao was that he was known for an encyclopedic knowledge of the openings.... he had a tremendous amount of stuff memorized in the openings.

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