Simon Schnell
SUI · FIDE ID 1345311 · 41 tournament games since 2023
Standard
2213
#100 in SUI (active)
Rapid
–
Unrated
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
38%
8 W · 15 D · 18 L
Opp. avg
2191
Last 41 games
Last game
2026-07-22
59th Biel International Chess Festival 2026 | Open | Masters (MTO)
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 95% of games (scores 48%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c6 in 8 of 9 games (Caro-Kann Defense), scoring 38%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 3 of 6 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 17%.
- Comfort zone: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation as White, 67% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 21% against higher-rated players, 67% against lower-rated.
- By colour: 45% with White, 30% with Black.
Based on 41 over-the-board games (23 classical · 1 rapid). 21 with White (45%), 20 with Black (30%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 20 | 48% |
| 1.Nf3 | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation | 3 | 67% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | 2 | 100% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Reshevsky Variation | 2 | 25% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Classical Defense | 1 | 50% |
| Benko Gambit Accepted: Pawn Return Variation | 1 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (9 games)
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 8 | 38% |
| 1...b6 Owen Defense | 1 | 0% |
Against 1.d4 (6 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 3 | 17% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 3 | 33% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Tal Variation | 3 | 50% |
| Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Caro-Kann Defense | 1 | 50% |
| King's Indian Attack, with e6 | 1 | 0% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-22 | Vincenzo Iafelice (2086) 59th Biel International Chess Festival 2026 | Open | Masters (MTO) | ½ |
| 2026-07-21 | Tal Haimovich (2310) 59th Biel International Chess Festival 2026 | Open | Masters (MTO) | ½ |
| 2026-07-20 | Diptayan Ghosh (2554) 59th Biel International Chess Festival 2026 | Open | Masters (MTO) | L |
| 2026-07-18 | Ege Coban (1986) 59th Biel International Chess Festival 2026 | Open | Masters (MTO) | W |
| 2026-07-17 | Roman Tkhoruk (1967) 59th Biel International Chess Festival 2026 | Open | Masters (MTO) | ½ |
| 2026-07-16 | Aryan Goyal (2029) 59th Biel International Chess Festival 2026 | Open | Masters (MTO) | W |
| 2026-07-15 | Gopal G.N. (2529) 59th Biel International Chess Festival 2026 | Open | Masters (MTO) | L |
| 2026-07-14 | Michael Carey (1946) 59th Biel International Chess Festival 2026 | Open | Masters (MTO) | W |
| 2026-07-06 | Mahel Boyer (2492) 30e Festival International Jean-Claude Loubatière · rapid | L |
| 2025-07-24 | Jeremie Papaux (2020) 58th International Chess Festival Biel (Open) | Master tournament · classical | ½ |
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