Balazs-Virgil Szekely
ROU · FIDE ID 1217984 · 14 tournament games since 2023
Standard
2012
#245 in ROU (active)
Rapid
–
Unrated
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
39%
2 W · 7 D · 5 L
Opp. avg
2159
Last 14 games
Last game
2025-10-26
Scarborough Chess Congress 2025: Open
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 60% of games (scores 33%), otherwise 1.b3 (40%).
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 4 of 5 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 38%.
- Drawish: 50% of games end in a draw.
Based on 14 over-the-board games (8 classical). 5 with White (40%), 9 with Black (39%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 3 | 33% |
| 1.b3 | 2 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Indian Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, King's Bishop Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense | 1 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation | 1 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (2 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 1 | 50% |
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 1 | 0% |
Against 1.d4 (5 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 4 | 38% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Catalan Defense Accepted | 2 | 25% |
| Catalan Opening: Open Defense | 2 | 25% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Stonewall Attack | 1 | 50% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System, Anti-Colle | 1 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Czerniak Attack | 1 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-26 | Ekanem Nathan (1950) Scarborough Chess Congress 2025: Open | ½ |
| 2025-10-26 | Ali R Jaunooby (2044) Scarborough Chess Congress 2025: Open | L |
| 2025-10-25 | Michael Fernandez (2222) Scarborough Chess Congress 2025: Open | L |
| 2025-10-25 | Alexandr Klimchik (2114) Scarborough Chess Congress 2025: Open | W |
| 2025-10-24 | Julian Cast (1939) Scarborough Chess Congress 2025: Open | W |
| 2024-08-23 | Matthew J Turner (2441) Northumbria Masters 2024 | Open | L |
| 2023-07-30 | Mohammed Aayan Ismail (2169) British Chess Championship 2023 · classical | ½ |
| 2023-07-28 | Aron Saunders (2113) British Chess Championship 2023 · classical | L |
| 2023-07-26 | Sheng Liang Bernard Chan (2078) British Chess Championship 2023 · classical | ½ |
| 2023-07-25 | Peter Shaw (2066) British Chess Championship 2023 · classical | 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.