IMValeriy Grinev
UKR · FIDE ID 14117517 · 92 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2413
#57 in UKR (active)
Rapid
2361
#75 in UKR (active)
Blitz
2392
#61 in UKR (active)
Score
73%
50 W · 34 D · 8 L
Opp. avg
2179
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-04-06
Grenke Chess Festival 2026 | Grenke Open A
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 85% of games (scores 70%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 20 of 22 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 75%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 9 of 16 games (Indian Defense), scoring 83%.
- Comfort zone: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation as White, 100% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 33% against higher-rated players, 77% against lower-rated.
- Drawish: 37% of games end in a draw.
Based on 92 over-the-board games (15 rapid · 9 classical). 48 with White (70%), 44 with Black (76%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 41 | 70% |
| 1.c4 | 4 | 75% |
| 1.Nf3 | 2 | 50% |
| 1.e4 | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | 7 | 64% |
| Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation | 4 | 75% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation | 3 | 100% |
| King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation | 2 | 25% |
| King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Positional Defense | 2 | 75% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (22 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 20 | 75% |
| 1...e6 French Defense | 1 | 0% |
| 1...Nf6 Alekhine Defense | 1 | 100% |
Against 1.d4 (16 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 9 | 83% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 7 | 86% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation | 2 | 75% |
| Sicilian Defense: Kramnik Variation | 2 | 75% |
| Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation | 2 | 50% |
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 | 2 | 75% |
| Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation | 2 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-06 | Andrej Gal (2296) Grenke Chess Festival 2026 | Grenke Open A · classical | W |
| 2026-04-06 | Jana Schneider (2283) Grenke Chess Festival 2026 | Grenke Open A · classical | ½ |
| 2026-04-05 | Raphael Kracht (2282) Grenke Chess Festival 2026 | Grenke Open A · classical | ½ |
| 2026-04-05 | Oliver Sutter (2290) Grenke Chess Festival 2026 | Grenke Open A · classical | ½ |
| 2026-04-04 | Stepan Mohylnyi (2243) Grenke Chess Festival 2026 | Grenke Open A · classical | ½ |
| 2026-04-04 | Julian Noeldner (2244) Grenke Chess Festival 2026 | Grenke Open A · classical | ½ |
| 2026-04-03 | Idris Asadzade (2268) Grenke Chess Festival 2026 | Grenke Open A · classical | W |
| 2026-04-03 | Bence Papp (2188) Grenke Chess Festival 2026 | Grenke Open A · classical | W |
| 2026-04-02 | Steffen Hess (2092) Grenke Chess Festival 2026 | Grenke Open A · classical | W |
| 2025-12-30 | Cedric Oberhofer (2287) 22. Bad Königshofen 2025 | ½ |
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