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IM Shiyam Thavandiran

Full name

Shiyam Thavandiran

Born

1/1/1992 (age 32)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Canada

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

French Defense: Exchange Variation (15 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation (13 games)

Closed Sicilian Defense: Traditional Line (10 games)

Bishop's Opening: Berlin, Vienna Hybrid Variation (9 games)

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (8 games)

Black Pieces

French Defense: Tarrasch, Guimard, Main Line (9 games)

French Defense: Winawer, Advance Variation (7 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Löwenthal, Kalashnikov Variation (7 games)

Queen's Pawn Opening: Keres Defense (6 games)

English Opening: Symmetrical Variation (6 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Shiyam Thavandiran (2732) Sharvesh Deviprasath (2386)	1-0	35	2024
Shiyam Thavandiran (2716) Egor Kurchenko (2576)	1-0	24	2024
Shiyam Thavandiran (2707) Adam Collins (2520)	1-0	33	2024
Shiyam Thavandiran (2354) Mark Plotkin (2401)	1-0	35	2024
Shiyam Thavandiran (2699) Evgenij Novikov (2522)	1-0	45	2024
Shiyam Thavandiran (2695) Oleksandr Matlak (2490)	1-0	28	2024
Shiyam Thavandiran (2709) Alexey Evdokimov (2321)	1-0	66	2024
Shiyam Thavandiran (2701) Jorge De Jesus Perez Marimon (2476)	1-0	39	2024
Shiyam Thavandiran (2387) Jan Jodilyn Fronda (2072)	1-0	58	2024
Shiyam Thavandiran (2387) Alessio Valsecchi (2488)	1-0	51	2024

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