Samuel Lopes
NED · FIDE ID 1084275 · 52 tournament games since 2023
Standard
2075
#686 in NED (active)
Rapid
–
Unrated
Blitz
1874
#841 in NED (active)
Score
53%
18 W · 19 D · 15 L
Opp. avg
1979
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-07-22
Ghent Open 2026
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 75% of games (scores 44%), otherwise 1.d4 (25%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 15 of 18 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 73%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 6 of 8 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 58%.
- Comfort zone: Sicilian Defense: Closed as White, 83% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 28% against higher-rated players, 81% against lower-rated.
- Drawish: 37% of games end in a draw.
Based on 52 over-the-board games (5 classical). 24 with White (46%), 28 with Black (59%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 18 | 44% |
| 1.d4 | 6 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 3 | 83% |
| Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line | 2 | 50% |
| King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation, Rare Line | 1 | 0% |
| King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Catalan Opening | 1 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (18 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 15 | 73% |
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 3 | 17% |
Against 1.d4 (8 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 6 | 58% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 1 | 100% |
| 1...e6 Horwitz Defense | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation | 4 | 50% |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 2 | 25% |
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation | 2 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation, Fianchetto Variation | 2 | 75% |
| Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation | 2 | 75% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-22 | Patil Harshal Ghent Open 2026 · classical | L |
| 2026-01-01 | Jasper Kamphuis (2146) Chessfestival Groningen 2025 | Open A | L |
| 2025-12-29 | Jouke Bakker (2172) Chessfestival Groningen 2025 | Open A | L |
| 2025-12-28 | Gurubaran Raghuraman (2149) Chessfestival Groningen 2025 | Open A | W |
| 2025-12-27 | Selwin Keuning (2196) Chessfestival Groningen 2025 | Open A | ½ |
| 2025-12-26 | Dylan Edwardss (2165) Chessfestival Groningen 2025 | Open A | ½ |
| 2025-12-26 | Sjoerd Van Roon (2284) Chessfestival Groningen 2025 | Open A | L |
| 2025-07-21 | David Roos (2154) 46th Ghent Chess 2025 | Open · classical | ½ |
| 2025-07-20 | Adrian Roos (2188) 46th Ghent Chess 2025 | Open · classical | ½ |
| 2025-05-02 | Joel Groenewoud (2168) Dutch Youth Championship 2025 | U16 | ½ |
Data: FIDE rating list (October 2026 list; national ranks count active players) and tournament games broadcast on Lichess since 2020 (open data, CC0). Results are matched to FIDE players by name or FIDE ID and may be incomplete. This page shows public chess results only. Is this you and you want the page removed? Email chessmoose1@gmail.com and we remove it.