Vlad Popescu
SUI · FIDE ID 1330403 · 15 tournament games since 2026
Standard
1994
#443 in SUI (active)
Rapid
2000
#211 in SUI (active)
Blitz
1926
#267 in SUI (active)
Score
40%
5 W · 2 D · 8 L
Opp. avg
1858
Last 15 games
Last game
2026-07-23
59th Biel International Chess Festival 2026 | Open | Fast Standard (WT1) / (WT2)
Prep summary
- As White: 1.c4 in 88% of games (scores 64%).
- Against 1.d4: 1...e6 in 2 of 3 games (Horwitz Defense), scoring 50%.
- By colour: 56% with White, 21% with Black.
Based on 15 over-the-board games (1 classical). 8 with White (56%), 7 with Black (21%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.c4 | 7 | 64% |
| 1.d4 | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| English Opening: King's English Variation | 1 | 100% |
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Fianchetto Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, with g3 | 1 | 100% |
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 | 1 | 0% |
| Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (2 games)
| 1...e6 French Defense | 2 | 0% |
Against 1.d4 (3 games)
| 1...e6 Horwitz Defense | 2 | 50% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Zukertort Opening | 2 | 25% |
| Horwitz Defense | 1 | 0% |
| English Defense | 1 | 100% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation | 1 | 0% |
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Chistyakov Defense | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-23 | Maksim Bulva (1672) 59th Biel International Chess Festival 2026 | Open | Fast Standard (WT1) / (WT2) | W |
| 2026-07-23 | Lenny Niederberger (1825) 59th Biel International Chess Festival 2026 | Open | Fast Standard (WT1) / (WT2) | ½ |
| 2026-07-22 | Arthur Delesenne (1882) 59th Biel International Chess Festival 2026 | Open | Fast Standard (WT1) / (WT2) | L |
| 2026-07-21 | Ali Habibi (2102) 59th Biel International Chess Festival 2026 | Open | Fast Standard (WT1) / (WT2) | L |
| 2026-07-21 | Naim Belmadani (1756) 59th Biel International Chess Festival 2026 | Open | Fast Standard (WT1) / (WT2) · classical | W |
| 2026-07-20 | Stephan Bonauer (1665) 59th Biel International Chess Festival 2026 | Open | Fast Standard (WT1) / (WT2) | W |
| 2026-07-19 | Enzo Jaggy (1761) 59th Biel International Chess Festival 2026 | Open | Blitz (BTZ) | W |
| 2026-07-19 | Daniel Amsellem (1723) 59th Biel International Chess Festival 2026 | Open | Blitz (BTZ) | L |
| 2026-07-19 | Arthur Delesenne (1789) 59th Biel International Chess Festival 2026 | Open | Blitz (BTZ) | L |
| 2026-07-19 | Hugo Jelicic (1804) 59th Biel International Chess Festival 2026 | Open | Blitz (BTZ) | L |
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