Niken Kusatha
NEP · FIDE ID 12314560 · 27 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2007
#8 in NEP (active)
Rapid
2062
#12 in NEP (active)
Blitz
1976
#11 in NEP (active)
Score
46%
9 W · 7 D · 11 L
Opp. avg
1929
Last 27 games
Last game
2025-12-11
8th Tulsilal Memorial National Team Club Championship 2025
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 92% of games (scores 63%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 6 of 12 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 25%.
- Weak spot: Petrov's Defense: Nimzowitsch Attack as Black, only 17% in 3 games.
- By colour: 58% with White, 36% with Black.
Based on 27 over-the-board games (5 classical). 13 with White (58%), 14 with Black (36%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 12 | 63% |
| 1.f4 | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Bishop Check Line | 1 | 0% |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 1 | 100% |
| Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Ranken Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Bird Opening | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation | 1 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (12 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 6 | 25% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 5 | 40% |
| 1...d6 Pirc Defense | 1 | 100% |
Against 1.d4 (1 game)
| 1...f5 Dutch Defense | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Petrov's Defense: Nimzowitsch Attack | 3 | 17% |
| Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation, Traditional System | 1 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian | 1 | 0% |
| Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted | 1 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation | 1 | 100% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-11 | Rajan Puri (1917) 8th Tulsilal Memorial National Team Club Championship 2025 · classical | L |
| 2025-12-10 | Muhan Narshingh Shrestha (1929) 8th Tulsilal Memorial National Team Club Championship 2025 · classical | ½ |
| 2025-12-09 | Shailendra Neupane (1947) 8th Tulsilal Memorial National Team Club Championship 2025 · classical | W |
| 2025-12-09 | Aashish Phunyal (1955) 8th Tulsilal Memorial National Team Club Championship 2025 · classical | L |
| 2025-12-08 | Jwala Imbung (1919) 8th Tulsilal Memorial National Team Club Championship 2025 · classical | W |
| 2024-12-27 | Rijendra Rajbhandari (1999) 7th Tulsi Lal Memorial Nepalese Team Club Championship | L |
| 2024-12-26 | Milan Lama (1997) 7th Tulsi Lal Memorial Nepalese Team Club Championship | L |
| 2024-12-06 | Milan Lama (1997) Suryabinayak Municipality National B | Open | ½ |
| 2024-12-05 | Sushil Chaudhary (1900) Suryabinayak Municipality National B | Open | W |
| 2024-11-26 | Purushottam Silwal (2058) Suryabinayak Municipality National B | Open | ½ |
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