Player profile
Malakar, Saarthak
Dossier
36 of 41 games analyzed.
Accuracy: 90.9%
Opened d4: 12/16Opened Nf3: 4/16
Castled kingside: 23Same-side castling: 19Did not castle: 8Castled queenside: 2Opposite-side castling: 2
Fianchettoed kingside: 13Played on the queenside: 8Played in the center: 7Played on the kingside: 7Fianchettoed queenside: 4
Active pieces: 30Sacrificed material: 21Initiated exchanges: 20Backward pawn: 19Kept the bishop pair: 17Space advantage: 17Isolated pawn: 16Avoided exchanges: 10Missed tactics: 8Played gambits: 4
Openings
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As White 19 games 8W 5D 5L
Indian Defense 5 games 3W 1D 1L
Przepiorka Variation 3 games 1W 1D 1L
(unspecified)
3 games
1W
1D
1L
Knights Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Pseudo-Benko 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Queen's Pawn Game 5 games 2W 2D 1L
Symmetrical Variation 4 games 1W 2D 1L
Pseudo-Catalan
4 games
1W
2D
1L
Zukertort Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Neo-Grünfeld Defense 2 games 1W 0D 0L
with g3 1 game 0W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Original Defense
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Dutch Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Huisl Variation
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Hopton Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Zukertort Opening 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Reversed Grünfeld 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
2 games
1W
0D
1L
Queen's Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Traditional Variation, Main Line
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Catalan Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Closed 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Botvinnik Variation
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Queen's Gambit Accepted 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Gunsberg Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
As Black 18 games 5W 5D 8L
Caro-Kann Defense 7 games 2W 3D 2L
Advance Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Short Variation
1 game
0W
1D
0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Two Knights Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Alekhine Gambit 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Apocalypse Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Main Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Slav Defense 6 games 2W 1D 3L
Quiet Variation 3 games 2W 0D 1L
Schallopp Defense
3 games
2W
0D
1L
Alapin Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Geller Gambit 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
King's Indian Attack 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
2 games
1W
0D
1L
Queen's Pawn Game 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Zukertort Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Pseudo-Catalan
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Nimzo-Larsen Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Blunders Top 4 of 151
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Games Showing all 41 games
| Date | Event | Round | Color | Opponent | Result | Accuracy % | First moves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026.05.18 | 2026 Ontario Open Crown | 7.4 | 2026.05.18 Chiku-Ratte, Olivier-Kenta (2614782) (2346) | ½ | 86.00% | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 | |
| 2026.05.18 | 2026 Ontario Open Crown | 6.8 | 2026.05.18 Huang, Youhe (2629445) (2129) | 1 | 92.30% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b5 | |
| 2026.05.17 | 2026 Ontario Open Crown | 5.10 | 2026.05.17 Chen, Larry Zhou (2648814) (1995) | 1 | 97.40% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 | |
| 2026.05.17 | 2026 Ontario Open Crown | 4.9 | 2026.05.17 Momin Fayzan (7805225) (2095) | ½ | 97.60% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b6 | |
| 2026.05.16 | 2026 Ontario Open Crown | 3.9 | 2026.05.16 Dhaliwal, Jaipreet Singh (2647699) (2116) | ½ | 94.00% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 | |
| 2026.05.16 | 2026 Ontario Open Crown | 2.2 | 2026.05.16 Noritsyn, Nikolay (2604922) (2453) | 0 | - | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 c6 | |
| 2026.05.15 | 2026 Ontario Open Crown | 1.11 | 2026.05.15 Hosseinzadeh, Amirmahdi (2656884) (2025) | 1 | 94.90% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Bf5 | |
| 2026.02.16 | 2026 Hart House Reading Week Open | 6.5 | 2026.02.16 Plotkin, Victor (2606674) (2283) | 1 | 95.10% | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. g3 Nf6 | |
| 2026.02.16 | 2026 Hart House Reading Week Open | 5.7 | 2026.02.16 Zhao, Jeffrey R (2627450) (2094) | 1 | 95.70% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 | |
| 2026.02.15 | 2026 Hart House Reading Week Open | 4.4 | 2026.02.15 Noritsyn, Nikolay (2604922) (2463) | 0 | 89.30% | 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 Bg4 | |
| 2026.02.15 | 2026 Hart House Reading Week Open | 3.8 | 2026.02.15 Gao, Raymond (2629429) (2056) | 1 | 94.30% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 b5 | |
| 2026.02.14 | 2026 Hart House Reading Week Open | 2.2 | 2026.02.14 Razin, Vadim (14119463) (2336) | 0 | - | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 | |
| 2026.02.14 | 2026 Hart House Reading Week Open | 1.10 | 2026.02.14 Gao, Heye (2638223) (2024) | 1 | - | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 c6 | |
| 2025.09.01 | 2025 Toronto Open | 6.2 | 2025.09.01 Golubka, Petro (14114224) (2369) | ½ | 95.10% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. g3 Nf6 | |
| 2025.09.01 | 2025 Toronto Open | 5.6 | 2025.09.01 Qian, Eric (2637774) (1979) | 1 | - | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 e6 | |
| 2024.09.02 | Round 6: Yang, Larry - Malakar, Saarthak | 6.9 | 2024.09.02 Yang, Larry (2637618) (1965) | ½ | 95.70% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 | |
| 2024.09.02 | Round 5: Malakar, Saarthak - Liu, Sean Fangxiao | 5.9 | 2024.09.02 Liu, Sean Fangxiao (2643170) (1869) | ½ | 96.80% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 | |
| 2024.09.01 | Round 4: Malakar, Saarthak - Li, Adam | 4.10 | 2024.09.01 Li, Adam (2632144) (1929) | * | 89.50% | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 | |
| 2024.09.01 | Round 3: Plotkin, Victor - Malakar, Saarthak | 3.9 | 2024.09.01 Plotkin, Victor (2606674) (2264) | ½ | 98.40% | 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 | |
| 2024.08.31 | Round 2: Malakar, Saarthak - Jaferian, Koosha | 2.8 | 2024.08.31 Jaferian, Koosha (12507440) (2205) | ½ | 89.10% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. g3 c5 | |
| 2024.08.31 | Round 1: Plotkin, Mark - Malakar, Saarthak | 1.4 | 2024.08.31 Plotkin, Mark (2611651) (2339) | 0 | 77.60% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bf5 3. Bg2 Nf6 | |
| 2024.05.20 | Round 6: Malakar, Saarthak - Ivanchuk, Serghii | 2024.05.20 Ivanchuk, Serghii (14190567) (1967) | 1 | 97.60% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 | ||
| 2024.05.20 | Round 5: Mao, Fengxi - Malakar, Saarthak | 2024.05.20 Mao, Fengxi (2632586) (2129) | 0 | 91.70% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 Bf5 | ||
| 2024.05.18 | Round 1: Duong, Thanh Nha - Malakar, Saarthak | 2024.05.18 Duong, Thanh Nha (2601079) (2157) | 0 | 86.60% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. g3 Bf5 | ||
| 2024.04.04 | Round 10: Malakar, Saarthak vs Yang, Lefan | 2024.04.04 Yang, Lefan (2637626) | ½ | 98.30% | 1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. g3 Nf6 | ||
| 2024.04.02 | Round 9: Yu, Jonathan vs. Malakar, Saarthak | 2024.04.02 Yu, Jonathan | 1 | 82.40% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 | ||
| 2024.04.01 | Round 7: Malakar, Saarthak vs Marin, Sam | 2024.04.01 Marin, Sam (2622955) | 0 | 85.30% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c5 | ||
| 2024.03.31 | Round 6: Campbell, Ryan vs Malakar, Saarthak | 2024.03.31 Campbell, Ryan | 0 | 81.60% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 | ||
| 2024.03.30 | Round 5: Lin, Leo vs. Malakar, Saarthak | 2024.03.30 Lin, Leo | 0 | 83.70% | 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 | ||
| 2024.03.30 | Round 4: Malakar, Saarthak vs Barron, Michael | 4 | 2024.03.30 Barron, Michael (2605120) | 0 | 89.60% | 1. d4 f5 2. Bg5 h6 3. Bh4 g5 | |
| 2024.03.29 | Round 3: - Malakar, Saarthak - Yang, Jingyun (Ryan) | 2024.03.29 Yang, Jingyun (Ryan) (2637375) (2122) | 0 | 84.20% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 | ||
| 2024.03.28 | Zonals Games: Chapter 1 | 2024.03.28 Sambuev, Bator (4128290) | 0 | 80.20% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 | ||
| 2024.03.28 | Round 1: Rodrigue-Lemieux, Shawn - Latorre, Vincent | 2024.03.28 Song, Ethan | ½ | 95.30% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Bf5 | ||
| 2025 Toronto Open | 4.6 | Cummings, David H. (2603578) (2252) | ½ | 98.30% | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 | ||
| 2025 Toronto Open | 3.2 | Atanasov, Anthony (2623897) (2411) | 0 | - | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 e6 | ||
| 2025 Toronto Open | 2.3 | Ivanov, Mike (2613158) (2383) | 1 | 96.80% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bf5 | ||
| 2024.02.25 | Round 5: Saarthak Malakar - Vadim Razin | 2024.02.25 Vadim Razin | 0 | 84.70% | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 dxc4 | ||
| 2024.02.25 | Round 4: Bator Sambuev - Saarthak Malakar | 2024.02.25 Bator Sambuev | 1 | 91.20% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 | ||
| 2024.02.24 | Round 3: Saarthak Malakar - Derek Wang | 2024.02.24 Derek Wang | 1 | 93.20% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 c5 | ||
| 2024.02.24 | Round 2: Hal Bond - Saarthak Malakar | 2024.02.24 Hal Bond | 1 | 94.20% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 | ||
| 2023.07.01 | Round 1: Michael Barron - Saarthak Malakar | 2023.07.01 Michael Barron | 0 | 89.70% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 |