GMNormunds Miezis
LAT · FIDE ID 11600136 · 330 tournament games since 2020
Standard
2409
#4 in LAT (active)
Rapid
2384
#5 in LAT (active)
Blitz
2337
#7 in LAT (active)
Score
61%
140 W · 125 D · 65 L
Opp. avg
2261
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-09-27
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37
Prep summary
- As White: 1.c4 in 100% of games (scores 66%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 94 of 94 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 53%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 56 of 59 games (Indian Defense), scoring 61%.
- Weak spot: Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Swiss Cheese Variation as Black, only 18% in 14 games.
- Comfort zone: French Defense: Exchange Variation, Monte Carlo Variation as White, 66% in 22 games.
- By opponent strength: 34% against higher-rated players, 75% against lower-rated.
Based on 330 over-the-board games (136 classical · 33 rapid · 18 blitz). 160 with White (66%), 170 with Black (57%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.c4 | 160 | 66% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| French Defense: Exchange Variation, Monte Carlo Variation | 22 | 66% |
| English Opening: Agincourt Defense | 14 | 46% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov Attack, Modern Variation | 11 | 64% |
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Ultra-Symmetrical Variation | 11 | 68% |
| English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation | 9 | 78% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (94 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 94 | 53% |
Against 1.d4 (59 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 56 | 61% |
| 1...e6 Horwitz Defense | 2 | 75% |
| 1...b6 English Defense | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Variation | 17 | 56% |
| Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Swiss Cheese Variation | 14 | 18% |
| Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Maróczy Bind, Réti Variation | 14 | 61% |
| Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Modern Variation | 10 | 40% |
| Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation | 8 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | Juan Sebastian Melian (2357) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | ½ |
| 2026-09-25 | Daniel Hanwen Gong (2248) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | ½ |
| 2026-09-24 | Victor Mendez Ramirez (2240) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | W |
| 2026-09-21 | Korab Saraci (2223) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | ½ |
| 2026-09-20 | Isik Can (2569) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 1-12 | L |
| 2026-09-19 | Jun-Wei Chen (2180) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | ½ |
| 2026-09-17 | Khaled waleed Abdullah (2042) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 38-62 | W |
| 2026-09-09 | Ivan Povshednyi (2389) Saint Charbel Chess Cup IV | Masters · classical | W |
| 2026-09-08 | Mikhail Golubev (2461) Saint Charbel Chess Cup IV | Masters · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-07 | Feliks Tulchynskyi (2431) Saint Charbel Chess Cup IV | Masters · classical | ½ |
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