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GM Marani Rajendran Venkatesh

Full name

M.R. Venkatesh

Born

1/1/1985 (age 39)‎

Place of birth

Federation

India

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Variation (40 games)

French Defense: Tarrasch, Closed (22 games)

Réti Opening: King's Indian Attack (21 games)

Closed Sicilian Defense (20 games)

Réti Opening: King's Indian Attack, Symmetrical Defense (20 games)

Black Pieces

Alapin Sicilian Defense (18 games)

Closed Sicilian Defense: Traditional Line (17 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (16 games)

Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Variation (13 games)

Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (13 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Marani Rajendran Venkatesh (2469) Ivana Maria Furtado (2139)	1-0	31	2023
Marani Rajendran Venkatesh (2469) Arnav Maheshwari (1950)	1-0	41	2023
Marani Rajendran Venkatesh (2450) Olga Matveeva (2009)	1-0	21	2023
Marani Rajendran Venkatesh (2450) Frank Buchenau (2157)	1-0	27	2023
Marani Rajendran Venkatesh (2443) Dimitrios Kassios (1885)	1-0	41	2023
Marani Rajendran Venkatesh (2443) Panagiotis Tzagarakis (2046)	1-0	49	2023
Marani Rajendran Venkatesh (2443) Tsveta Galunova (2172)	1-0	40	2023
Marani Rajendran Venkatesh (2443) Asier Lakuntza Plazaola (2168)	1-0	31	2023
Marani Rajendran Venkatesh (2434) Paul Shourya (1658)	1-0	29	2023
Marani Rajendran Venkatesh (2434) Mehta Naitik R (1931)	1-0	36	2023

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