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Kantholi Rathnakaran
K Rathnakaran 
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Number of games in database: 238
Years covered: 2001 to 2025
Last FIDE rating: 2208 (2115 rapid, 2341 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2488
Overall record: +78 -100 =56 (45.3%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 4 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (34) 
    B50 B56 B33 B27 B52
 King's Indian Attack (26) 
    A07
 Giuoco Piano (14) 
    C53 C50 C54
 Ruy Lopez (11) 
    C77 C65 C60
 Caro-Kann (8) 
    B10 B11 B18 B17
 Two Knights (8) 
    C55
With the Black pieces:
 French Defense (53) 
    C05 C11 C02 C00 C14
 French (21) 
    C11 C00 C10
 French Tarrasch (21) 
    C05 C04
 Modern Benoni (19) 
    A67 A70 A65 A60 A56
 King's Indian (15) 
    E94 E73 E71 E68 E67
 English (6) 
    A15 A16 A10
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   K P Surya vs K Rathnakaran, 2015 0-1
   K Rathnakaran vs K Arjun, 2017 1-0
   S Bargan vs K Rathnakaran, 2012 0-1
   Sai Baswanth P Sri vs K Rathnakaran, 2019 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Asian U20 (2001)
   2nd Indore GM Open (2024)
   Doeberl Cup Premier (2009)
   Albena Open (2012)
   Indian Premier National A Championship (2009)
   Sharjah Masters (2019)
   Golden Sands (2012)
   Commonwealth Championship (2010)
   Isle of Man Masters (2017)
   Dubai Chess Open (2015)
   Graz Open-A (2017)
   Dubai Open (2019)
   9th HDBank Masters (2019)
   5th IIFL Wealth Mumbai Open 2019/20 (2019)
   Delhi Open (2017)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Chennai Open
   S Chakravarty vs K Rathnakaran (Jan-05-25) 1-0
   E Vaz vs K Rathnakaran (Jan-03-25) 1-0
   K Rathnakaran vs Fedorov (Jan-26-24) 1/2-1/2
   Stany vs K Rathnakaran (Jan-19-24) 1/2-1/2
   K Rathnakaran vs L R Srihari (Jan-19-24) 0-1

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KANTHOLI RATHNAKARAN
(born Dec-19-1981, 43 years old) India

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International Master

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 page 1 of 10; games 1-25 of 238  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. K Rathnakaran vs P Mohajerin Esfahani  1-0402001Asian U20A07 King's Indian Attack
2. M R Venkatesh vs K Rathnakaran  1-0492001Asian U20A07 King's Indian Attack
3. K Rathnakaran vs S Mousavian  0-1892001Asian U20C00 French Defense
4. R Abbasi vs K Rathnakaran  0-1572001Asian U20C05 French, Tarrasch
5. K Rathnakaran vs B Takyrbashev  1-0412001Asian U20B06 Robatsch
6. B Al Qudaimi vs K Rathnakaran  0-1432001Asian U20C05 French, Tarrasch
7. K Rathnakaran vs E Ghaem Maghami  ½-½422001Asian U20B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation
8. E Moradiabadi vs K Rathnakaran 0-1352001Asian U20A70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3
9. K Rathnakaran vs Harikrishna  ½-½352001Asian U20B33 Sicilian
10. K Rathnakaran vs Thanh Son Nguyen  ½-½592001Asian U20C46 Three Knights
11. M Al Sayed vs K Rathnakaran  0-1662001Asian U20C11 French
12. L Vajda vs K Rathnakaran  1-0502001World Junior ChampionshipC05 French, Tarrasch
13. J Markos vs K Rathnakaran  1-0262001World Junior ChampionshipA67 Benoni, Taimanov Variation
14. D Mastrovasilis vs K Rathnakaran  1-0372001World Junior ChampionshipC11 French
15. J Berkvens vs K Rathnakaran  ½-½542001World Junior ChampionshipA67 Benoni, Taimanov Variation
16. K Rathnakaran vs A Schenk  0-1402001World Junior ChampionshipC00 French Defense
17. K Rathnakaran vs Barsov  0-1302004Pune opA07 King's Indian Attack
18. K Rathnakaran vs D Sharma  ½-½362004Piloo Mody OpenC54 Giuoco Piano
19. Deepan Chakkravarthy J vs K Rathnakaran 1-0282004Piloo Mody OpenC05 French, Tarrasch
20. K Rathnakaran vs S Prathamesh  0-1322004Piloo Mody OpenA07 King's Indian Attack
21. K Rathnakaran vs N Ibraev  ½-½272006New Delhi Parsvnath op 4thB52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
22. Rishipal Singh vs K Rathnakaran  1-0412006New Delhi Parsvnath op 4thA16 English
23. K Rathnakaran vs R Ramesh  ½-½142006New Delhi Parsvnath op 4thB56 Sicilian
24. K Rathnakaran vs P Ponkratov  1-0812007Champions Challenge 186thA07 King's Indian Attack
25. P Ponkratov vs K Rathnakaran  1-0752007Champions Challenge 186thA70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3
 page 1 of 10; games 1-25 of 238  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
May-06-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: IM Kantholy Rathnakaran, India, born 1981. Now rated 2397, http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?...

IM in 2007. Rated 2488 in April 2008. ICC: whiteshark

Pictures:
http://www.vvr.kovaichess.com/photo...
http://www.chessbase.com/news/2006/... (White)

1st today in Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee Memorial:
http://www.chess-results.com/tnr334..., congratulations!

Oct-17-16  BIDMONFA: Kantholi Rathnakaran

RATHNAKARAN, Kantholi
http://www.bidmonfa.com/rathnakaran... _

Sep-15-18  whiteshark: <ICC: <whiteshark>> Not yours truly, cross my heart! ;)
Sep-15-18  whiteshark: "<Ratnakaran Kantholi> is one of the most colourful players of Indian chess. The way he sacrifices pieces is just unbelievable. More often than not he has no explanation for why a specific move or sacrifice was made. But in this video we try to decode the play of Indian Tal. Why does he sacrifice a piece, how does he feel the positions and what is his way of thinking.

<Ratnakaran> is a man of few words. <He doesn't like being called the Indian Tal. Why insult Tal is what he says.> But I think he is a genius and so do many other strong players. ..."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jM... (~ 37 mins)

Aug-20-19
Premium Chessgames Member
  ketchuplover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnp...

You're quite welcome :)

Oct-21-20
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: A spectacular game by Rathnakaran (not in this DB) can be found at page 14 of the link below:

http://ocfchess.org/pdf/OCM-2019-07...

I would submit the game, but it would be a pure waste of time, and prefer to post the link.

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