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GM R R Laxman

Full name

R.R. Laxman

Born

1/1/1983 (age 42)‎

Place of birth

Federation

India

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Queen's Gambit Declined: Catalan Opening (43 games)

Torre Attack: Fianchetto Defense (27 games)

Catalan Opening: Closed (25 games)

Slav Defense: Modern, Quiet, Schallopp Defense (21 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined (19 games)

Black Pieces

Queen's Gambit Declined: Catalan Opening (18 games)

Giuoco Piano Game: Main Line, Giuoco Pianissimo Variation (17 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense (17 games)

Ruy López Opening: Berlin Defense (17 games)

King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Variation (12 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
R R Laxman (2303) Mayukh Majumder (2013)	½-½	53	2025
R R Laxman (2338) Gaikwad Manas (1916)	1-0	55	2024
R R Laxman (2338) Manisha Mohanty Kiran (2058)	1-0	44	2024
R R Laxman (2338) Priansh Das (1910)	1-0	36	2024
R R Laxman (2338) Barath Kalyan M (2040)	1-0	65	2024
R R Laxman (2338) Parab Ritviz (2391)	1-0	52	2024
R R Laxman (2379) Dinesh Rajan M (1873)	1-0	91	2024
R R Laxman (2203) Shaon Chowdhury (1926)	1-0	46	2024
R R Laxman (2326) Yug Amit Sonigara (1669)	1-0	71	2024
R R Laxman (2362) Limaye Kavish (1535)	1-0	44	2024

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