FMLeonid Starozhilov
UKR · FIDE ID 14106752 · 72 tournament games since 2023
Standard
2200
#180 in UKR (active)
Rapid
2333
#85 in UKR (active)
Blitz
2302
#102 in UKR (active)
Score
53%
24 W · 29 D · 19 L
Opp. avg
2200
Last 50 games
Last game
2025-12-24
Ukrainian Men's Chess Championship 2025 | Blitz
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 86% of games (scores 56%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 8 of 17 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 56%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 10 of 14 games (Indian Defense), scoring 65%.
- Comfort zone: King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Larsen Defense as Black, 88% in 4 games.
- By opponent strength: 38% against higher-rated players, 66% against lower-rated.
- Drawish: 40% of games end in a draw.
Based on 72 over-the-board games (17 rapid · 12 blitz · 5 classical). 36 with White (53%), 36 with Black (54%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 31 | 56% |
| 1.d4 | 3 | 33% |
| 1.Nf3 | 1 | 50% |
| 1.c4 | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Scandinavian Defense | 3 | 50% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Breyer Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack | 2 | 25% |
| Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line | 2 | 100% |
| French Defense: Exchange Variation | 2 | 25% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (17 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 8 | 56% |
| 1...g6 Modern Defense | 6 | 50% |
| 1...d6 Pirc Defense | 2 | 25% |
Against 1.d4 (14 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 10 | 65% |
| 1...g6 Queen's Pawn Game | 4 | 63% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Modern Defense | 5 | 50% |
| King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Larsen Defense | 4 | 88% |
| Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation | 3 | 50% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Modern Defense | 2 | 50% |
| King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Rare Defenses | 2 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-24 | Andrii Trushko (2240) Ukrainian Men's Chess Championship 2025 | Blitz · blitz | L |
| 2025-12-24 | Martyn Kravtsiv (2598) Ukrainian Men's Chess Championship 2025 | Blitz · blitz | L |
| 2025-12-23 | Igor Kovalenko (2682) Ukrainian Men's Chess Championship 2025 | Blitz · blitz | L |
| 2025-12-23 | Artem Dyachuk (2339) Ukrainian Men's Chess Championship 2025 | Rapid · rapid | L |
| 2025-12-21 | Roman Dehtiarov (2425) Ukrainian Men's Chess Championship 2025 | Standard · classical | L |
| 2025-12-20 | Oleksii Karvatskyi (2321) Ukrainian Men's Chess Championship 2025 | Standard · classical | ½ |
| 2025-12-20 | Maksym Pankiv (2308) Ukrainian Men's Chess Championship 2025 | Standard · classical | ½ |
| 2025-12-19 | Yuriy Masnyak (1824) Ukrainian Men's Chess Championship 2025 | Standard · classical | W |
| 2025-12-18 | Volodymyr Molyboha (2253) Ukrainian Men's Chess Championship 2025 | Standard · classical | ½ |
| 2025-11-29 | Alexander Alexikov (2159) All-Ukrainian Blitz 100th anniversary Efim Geller · blitz | 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.