GMIgor Novikov
USA · FIDE ID 14100037 · 23 tournament games since 2024
Standard
2466
#53 in USA (active)
Rapid
–
Unrated
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
74%
12 W · 10 D · 1 L
Opp. avg
2213
Last 23 games
Last game
2026-04-28
FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Senior 50+
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 100% of games (scores 68%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 7 of 7 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 79%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 2 of 3 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 100%.
- Drawish: 43% of games end in a draw.
Based on 23 over-the-board games. 11 with White (68%), 12 with Black (79%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 11 | 68% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Accepted: Mannheim Variation | 2 | 100% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation | 2 | 75% |
| Slav Defense: Soultanbeieff Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Old Indian Defense: Ukrainian Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Bogo-Indian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation | 1 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (7 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 7 | 79% |
Against 1.d4 (3 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 2 | 100% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 1 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 2 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Delayed Keres Attack | 1 | 100% |
| English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Catalan Defense Accepted | 1 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation | 1 | 50% |
| King's Indian Attack | 1 | 100% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | Karl Thorsteins (2404) FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Senior 50+ | ½ |
| 2026-04-27 | Dave J Ledger (2126) FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Senior 50+ | W |
| 2026-04-26 | Serikbay Temirbayev (2369) FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Senior 50+ | ½ |
| 2026-04-23 | John M Emms (2419) FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Senior 50+ | ½ |
| 2026-04-21 | Dragoljub Jacimovic (2359) FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Senior 50+ | ½ |
| 2026-04-20 | Chris R Duncan (2185) FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Senior 50+ | W |
| 2026-04-19 | Jerome Guiot Dorel (1999) FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Senior 50+ | W |
| 2025-02-25 | Mark L Hebden (2363) World Senior Team Chess Championship | Open 50+ | W |
| 2025-02-24 | Fabrizio Bellia (2393) World Senior Team Chess Championship | Open 50+ | ½ |
| 2025-02-23 | Yerlan Tikzhanov (2323) World Senior Team Chess Championship | Open 50+ | W |
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