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GM Praveen Balakrishnan

Praveen Balakrishnan

Full name

Praveen Balakrishnan

Born

May 21, 2002 (age 22)‎

Place of birth

Federation

United States

Rating

Bio

GM Praveen Balakrishnan is an American chess grandmaster at the University of Chicago.

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Caro-Kann Defense: Advance, Botvinnik-Carls Defense (5 games)

French Defense: Winawer, Advance, Poisoned Pawn Variation (5 games)

Catalan Opening (4 games)

Alapin Sicilian Defense (4 games)

Sicilian Defense (4 games)

Black Pieces

English Opening: King's English Variation (10 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined (9 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation (5 games)

Indian Game (5 games)

Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights, Mindeno, Exchange Line (4 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Praveen Balakrishnan (2880) Ondrej Toman (2659)	1-0	61	2024
Praveen Balakrishnan (2894) David Brodsky (2836)	1-0	27	2024
Praveen Balakrishnan (2490) Joachim Beisteiner (2079)	1-0	38	2024
Praveen Balakrishnan (2886) Roderick Nava (2701)	1-0	27	2024
Praveen Balakrishnan (2882) Derek Wu (2713)	1-0	38	2024
Praveen Balakrishnan (2894) Adam Collins (2520)	1-0	30	2024
Praveen Balakrishnan (2890) Pedro Gil Ferreira Da Silva (2506)	1-0	46	2024
Praveen Balakrishnan (2886) Vincent Riff (2685)	1-0	33	2024
Praveen Balakrishnan (2857) Vladyslav Sydoryka (2670)	1-0	61	2024
Praveen Balakrishnan (2856) Paris Prestia (2725)	1-0	87	2024

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