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Sunilduth Lyna Narayanan
S L Narayanan 
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Number of games in database: 788
Years covered: 2010 to 2025
Last FIDE rating: 2600 (2579 rapid, 2641 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2695
Overall record: +228 -85 =253 (62.6%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 222 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Queen's Gambit Declined (65) 
    D37 D38 D39 D35 D31
 Sicilian (36) 
    B43 B90 B30 B62 B50
 Ruy Lopez (29) 
    C78 C65 C84 C77 C83
 King's Indian (26) 
    E71 E60 E92 E81 E67
 Queen's Indian (21) 
    E15 E17 E16 E12
 Semi-Slav (18) 
    D45 D43 D44
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (69) 
    B30 B90 B51 B22 B32
 Ruy Lopez (43) 
    C78 C84 C77 C89 C70
 Nimzo Indian (34) 
    E20 E32 E48 E49 E36
 Queen's Gambit Declined (31) 
    D38 D37 D30 D31 D39
 Queen's Pawn Game (29) 
    D02 E10 A45 A40 A46
 Reti System (20) 
    A04 A06 A05
Repertoire Explorer

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   K Piorun vs S L Narayanan, 2011 0-1
   S L Narayanan vs Stany, 2011 1-0
   S L Narayanan vs D Madularea, 2024 1-0
   S L Narayanan vs G Philippe, 2018 1-0
   S L Narayanan vs R Reimanis, 2020 1-0
   S L Narayanan vs A Pingin, 2023 1-0
   S L Narayanan vs R Mamedov, 2023 1/2-1/2
   O Gschnitzer vs S L Narayanan, 2020 1/2-1/2
   S L Narayanan vs D Kryakvin, 2019 1/2-1/2
   S L Narayanan vs D Anton Guijarro, 2019 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   13th World Team Championship (2022)
   El Llobregat Open (2019)
   Groningen Open (2024)
   El Llobregat Open (2023)
   Riga Tech Open-A (2021)
   World Junior Championship (2016)
   Asian Continental (2019)
   Sardinia World Open A (2025)
   Xtracon Chess Open (2017)
   MPL Indian Chess Tour #1 (2022)
   Roquetas de Mar Open (2025)
   World Junior Championship (2018)
   Sunway Sitges Open (2019)
   World Junior Championship (2013)
   PRO League Group Stage (2019)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Delhi Open
   S L Narayanan vs S Aditya (Jun-14-25) 1/2-1/2
   M Gharibyan vs S L Narayanan (Jun-13-25) 1/2-1/2
   S L Narayanan vs N Saha (Jun-12-25) 1/2-1/2
   B Savchenko vs S L Narayanan (Jun-11-25) 1/2-1/2
   S L Narayanan vs A Gupta (Jun-10-25) 1/2-1/2

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SUNILDUTH LYNA NARAYANAN
(born Jan-10-1998, 27 years old) India

[what is this?]

Grandmaster (2016).

International Master (2013) with effect from soon after his 15th birthday after 5 IM norms were submitted to FIDE in support of his claim for the title late in 2014. He joined the top 100 Juniors of the world on 1 January 2015 just before he turned 17.

Wikipedia article: S. L. Narayanan

Last updated: 2025-03-06 10:16:10

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 page 1 of 32; games 1-25 of 788  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. S L Narayanan vs Negi  ½-½472010Commonwealth ChampionshipB44 Sicilian
2. S P Sethuraman vs S L Narayanan  ½-½472011World Junior ChampionshipB92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
3. S L Narayanan vs B Adhiban  1-0462011World Junior ChampionshipB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
4. B Lalith vs S L Narayanan  1-0422011World Junior ChampionshipA89 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6
5. S L Narayanan vs S Vaibhav  ½-½742011World Junior ChampionshipD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
6. R Bhuvanesh vs S L Narayanan  ½-½362011World Junior ChampionshipB32 Sicilian
7. S L Narayanan vs A Petrisor  1-0432011World Junior ChampionshipB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
8. K Priyadharshan vs S L Narayanan ½-½1232011World Junior ChampionshipB53 Sicilian
9. S L Narayanan vs Stany 1-0232011World Junior ChampionshipB00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening
10. K Piorun vs S L Narayanan  0-1642011World Junior ChampionshipE87 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox
11. S L Narayanan vs J Krejci  0-1382011World Junior ChampionshipB56 Sicilian
12. S L Narayanan vs S Nitin  0-1562011World Junior ChampionshipB41 Sicilian, Kan
13. A Valsecchi vs S L Narayanan  1-0282011World Junior ChampionshipB42 Sicilian, Kan
14. R Bitoon vs S L Narayanan  0-1332011Vizag GM OpenA48 King's Indian
15. S L Narayanan vs U Eliseev  ½-½372012WY BU16D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical
16. S L Narayanan vs B Adhiban  1-0312012ch-CommonwealthD91 Grunfeld, 5.Bg5
17. S L Narayanan vs M Oleksienko  1-0392012ch-CommonwealthA64 Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8
18. S L Narayanan vs M R Venkatesh  1-0342012ch-CommonwealthE81 King's Indian, Samisch
19. Tiviakov vs S L Narayanan  1-0572012ch-CommonwealthC55 Two Knights Defense
20. A David vs S L Narayanan  1-0412012Kolkata OpenC70 Ruy Lopez
21. S L Narayanan vs A Das  1-0662012Kolkata OpenD20 Queen's Gambit Accepted
22. Deepan Chakkravarthy J vs S L Narayanan  ½-½222012Kolkata OpenC90 Ruy Lopez, Closed
23. S L Narayanan vs A Kunte  ½-½252012Kolkata OpenA13 English
24. M Paragua vs S L Narayanan  ½-½482012Kolkata OpenC78 Ruy Lopez
25. S L Narayanan vs O Dimakiling  0-1772012Kolkata OpenA13 English
 page 1 of 32; games 1-25 of 788  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Aug-31-11  twinlark: Definitely one to watch.
Nov-22-12  shivasuri4: Though eligible to play in the U-14, Narayanan played in the U-16 section of the WYCC, and secured a creditable 8th place with 7.5/11. He beat IM Dennis Wagner and drew against the top-seeded IM Urii Eliseev. This performance will help him rise to a new career-high rating of 2373.
Oct-10-14  BIDMONFA: Sunilduth Lyna Narayanan

SUNILDUTH, Narayanan
http://www.bidmonfa.com/sunilduth_n...
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Apr-05-18  BIDMONFA: Sunilduth Lyna Narayanan

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NARAYANAN, Sunilduth L.
http://www.bidmonfa.com/narayanan_s...
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Dec-18-19  mckmac: Daniel King video of a very nice win (on the Black side of a Sicilian) in the Subway Stiges Open, against GM Sethuraman:

https://youtu.be/MQNVz2FFNdI

Dec-01-22
Premium Chessgames Member
  MissScarlett: <Indian Grandmaster SL Narayanan felt "humiliated" as he was left to stand barefoot inside the playing hall for metal detector check during a Bundesliga chess league match in Germany on Monday. As there was a beep sound during the metal detector check, Narayanan was made to remove his shoes and subsequently his socks too. It was later found out that the beep sound emanated from the carpet on the floor. These kind of checks happened earlier too, but they have become more rigid ever since world champion Magnus Carlsen accused American GM Hans Niemann of cheating earlier this year.>

https://sports.ndtv.com/chess/india...

Dec-01-22  stone free or die: <Missy>'s post raises some alarms.

First, what good is a measurement if the measurement device hasn't been calibrated?

In other words - you can have screening, but can you trust it?

One might think a few trials, with a clean subject, and a dirty one, would be done before deploying the screening on the actual participants.

This is pretty basic stuff.

After that, we can talk about how to fairly handle a participant who triggers the alarm.

Thank you Magnus, for getting the ball rolling (too bad though you didn't do it years ago). These glitches were inevitable; someday we will eventually get the glitches out.

.

Oct-16-23
Premium Chessgames Member
  ketchuplover: Current Qatar Masters leader!
Oct-16-23
Premium Chessgames Member
  MissScarlett: If chess24 is to be trusted, he's only on board #3 tomorrow, playing Abdusattorov. I understand Magnus is guaranteed top board, but has Naka been granted #2 board, as well?

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