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Karunakaran, Kapilan

Standard: 1921 Rapid: 0 Blitz: 0 (last updated 2026-10-02)

FIDE ID: 30961947 (view FIDE profile)

Federation: USA Sex: M Birth Year: 2008 Age: 18

Title: — Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —

Games: 37 Wins: 5 (14%) Draws: 15 (41%) Losses: 17 (46%)

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Openings

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As White 14 games 3W 5D 6L

Queen's Gambit Declined 4 games 1W 1D 2L

Modern Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Normal Line 1 game 0W 0D 1L

(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L

Benoni Defense 3 games 1W 0D 2L

Modern Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Old Benoni 1 game 0W 0D 1L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Benko Gambit Accepted 2 games 0W 2D 0L

Modern Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Pawn Return Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Nimzo-Indian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Classical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Berlin Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Modern Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Indian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Budapest Gambit Accepted 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Main Line 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Queen's Gambit Accepted 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Classical Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Main Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Grünfeld Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Three Knights Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L

As Black 14 games 1W 6D 7L

Nimzo-Indian Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L

Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Spielmann Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L

English Opening 2 games 0W 0D 2L

King's English Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Agincourt Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Wimpy System 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Ruy Lopez 2 games 1W 1D 0L

Closed 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Pilnik Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Berlin Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Rio Gambit Accepted 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Indian Defense 2 games 0W 2D 0L

Normal Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Knights Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L

King's Indian Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Zukertort Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Nimzo-Larsen Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Italian Game 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Giuoco Piano 1 game 0W 0D 1L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Four Knights Game 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Spanish Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Torre Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Queen's Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Yates Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Blunders Top 4 of 197

This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?

2023.12.27 · 30. Re8 (−69.7% win chance) 0-1

Corey Acor

Kapilan Karunakaran

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2024.07.01 · 35... Bc8 (−48.8% win chance) 1/2-1/2

Karunakaran, Kapilan

Ramirez, Carlos

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2023.11.10 · 23... Rc5 (−46% win chance) 1/2-1/2

Kapilan Karunakaran

Gustavo Maass

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2023.04.24 · 33. Kg2 (−40.1% win chance) 1/2-1/2

Hanchi Yao

Kapilan Karunakaran

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Games Showing all 37 games

Date	Event	Round	Opponent	Result	Accuracy %	First moves
2024.07.04	52nd Annual World Open	2.96	2024.07.04 Arvind, C.J. (5007470) (2074)	½	91.20%	1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6
2024.07.01	Round 5: Ramirez, Carlos - Karunakaran, Kapilan	5.4	2024.07.01 Ramirez, Carlos (4400127) (2150)	½	77.20%	1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4
2024.06.30	Round 4: Karunakaran, Kapilan - Rivera, Ingris	4.5	2024.06.30 Rivera, Ingris (4402472) (2160)	½	92.50%	1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5
2024.06.29	Round 2: Karunakaran, Kapilan - Zuluaga Mancilla, Cesar	2.2	2024.06.29 Zuluaga Mancilla, Cesar (4401492) (2201)	0	84.60%	1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4
2024.06.29	Round 1: Varela Velazquez, Carlos Francisco - Karunakaran, Kapilan	1.3	2024.06.29 Varela Velazquez, Carlos Francisco (5139287) (2205)	0	84.00%	1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 Bc5
2024.06.28	Round 3: Gongora Montes, Benjamin - Karunakaran, Kapilan	3.1	2024.06.28 Gongora Montes, Benjamin (5102987) (2099)	0	87.20%	1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4
2024.03.31	Round 4: Solis Castro, Angel Alejan - Karunakaran, Kapilan		2024.03.31 Solis Castro, Angel Alejan (5118360) (2066)	0	77.80%	1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. b3 Bf5
2024.03.31	Round 3: Karunakaran, Kapilan - Rodi, Luis Ernesto		2024.03.31 Rodi, Luis Ernesto (101710) (2211)	½	91.60%	1. d4 d6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7
2024.03.30	Round 2: Varela Velazquez, Carlos Francisco - Karunakaran, Kapilan		2024.03.30 Varela Velazquez, Carlos Francisco (5139287) (2113)	½	91.30%	1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 Bf5
2024.03.30	Round 1: Karunakaran, Kapilan - Dominguez Aguilar, Guillermo		2024.03.30 Dominguez Aguilar, Guillermo (5105439) (2284)	1	88.90%	1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6
2024.02.19	Round 5: Hector Gustavo Maass - Kapilan Karunakaran		2024.02.19 Hector Gustavo Maass	0	84.90%	1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5
2024.02.18	Round 4: Karen Zapata - Kapilan Karunakaran		2024.02.18 Karen Zapata	1	95.90%	1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6
2024.02.18	Round 3: Kapilan Karunakaran - Jairo Pinzon		2024.02.18 Jairo Pinzon	1	94.10%	1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6
2024.02.17	Round 2: Miguel Angel Lopez Garcia - Kapilan Karunakaran		2024.02.17 Miguel Angel Lopez Garcia	0	83.30%	1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6
2024.02.17	Round 1: kapilan Karunakaran - Rocio Vasquez		2024.02.17 Rocio Vasquez	0	88.60%	1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5
2023.12.29	33rd Annual North American Open	6.46	2023.12.29 Duane Rowe (2039)	0	85.40%	1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6
2023.12.27	33rd Annual North American Open	2.37	2023.12.27 Corey Acor (2205)	0	55.30%	1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4
2023.12.10	Round 5: Ingris Rivera - Kapilan Karunakaran		2023.12.10 Ingris Rivera	½	91.70%	1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. a3 b6
2023.12.10	Round 4: Kapilan Karunakaran - Carlos Ramirez		2023.12.10 Carlos Ramirez	½	91.60%	1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6
2023.12.10	Round 3: Alvaro Rodriguez Rodriguez - Kapilan Karunakaran		2023.12.10 Alvaro Rodriguez Rodriguez	0	84.90%	1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. b3 Nf6
2023.12.09	Round 2: Jairo Pinzon - Kapilan Karunakaran		2023.12.09 Jairo Pinzon	0	92.50%	1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 c5
2023.12.09	Round 1: Kapilan Karunakaran - Daniel Nunez Vergara		2023.12.09 Daniel Nunez Vergara	½	93.30%	1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5
2023.11.12	Round 6: Kapilan Karunakaran - Rocio Vasquez Ramirez		2023.11.12 Rocio Vasquez Ramirez	0	83.80%	1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6
2023.11.12	Round 5: Dan Durham - Kapilan Karunakaran		2023.11.12 Dan Durham (2013)	½	95.20%	1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+
2023.11.11	Round 4: Kapilan Karunakaran - Guillermo Ruiz Gonzalez		2023.11.11 Guillermo Ruiz Gonzalez	1	92.30%	1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5
2023.11.11	Round 3: Karen Zapata Campos - Kapilan Karunakaran		2023.11.11 Karen Zapata Campos (2086)	½	91.70%	1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6
2023.11.10	Round 2: Gustavo Maass - Kapilan Karunakaran		2023.11.10 Gustavo Maass (2033)	½	77.50%	1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5
2023.11.10	Round 1: Kapilan Karunakaran - Johnny Alexander Ortiz		2023.11.10 Johnny Alexander Ortiz (2076)	0	80.50%	1. d4 c5 2. d5 e5 3. c4 d6
2023.05.29	Round 6: Edgar Pereira - Kapilan Karunakaran		2023.05.29 Edgar Pereira	1	95.70%	1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6
2023.05.29	Round 5: Kapilan Karunakaran - Edgar Pereira		2023.05.29 Edgar Pereira	½	84.60%	1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5
2023.05.28	Round 4: Kapilan Karunakaran - Karen Zapata		2023.05.28 Karen Zapata	½	94.10%	1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 g6
2023.05.28	Round 3: Paul Perez Avendano - Kapilan Karunakaran		2023.05.28 Paul Perez Avendano	0	84.80%	1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+
2023.05.27	Round 2: Kapilan Karunakaran - Rocio Vasquez		2023.05.27 Rocio Vasquez	0	83.50%	1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6
2023.05.27	Round 1: Alberto Rivera Huerta - Kapilan Karunakaran		2023.05.27 Alberto Rivera Huerta	0	84.70%	1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Bf4 Bb4
2023.04.24	Round 4: Kapilan Karunakaran - Hanchi Yao		2023.04.24 Hanchi Yao	½	71.50%	1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nf3 e6
2023.04.23	Round 5: Neil S Bhaduri - Kapilan Karunakaran		2023.04.23 Neil S Bhaduri	½	94.20%	1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. b3 Nf6
2023.04.22	Round 2: Rushaan Mahajan - Kapilan Karunakaran		2023.04.22 Rushaan Mahajan	0	86.80%	1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 e6