Benjamin Usaj
SLO · FIDE ID 14655896 · 12 tournament games since 2024
Standard
1670
#541 in SLO (active)
Rapid
1789
#559 in SLO (active)
Blitz
1744
#763 in SLO (active)
Score
17%
1 W · 2 D · 9 L
Opp. avg
1810
Last 12 games
Last game
2025-10-26
Novo mesto OPEN 2025
Prep summary
- As White: 1.c4 in 57% of games (scores 38%), otherwise 1.e4 (43%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 3 of 4 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 0%.
- By colour: 29% with White, 0% with Black.
Based on 12 over-the-board games (3 classical). 7 with White (29%), 5 with Black (0%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.c4 | 4 | 38% |
| 1.e4 | 3 | 17% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation | 1 | 50% |
| French Defense: Franco-Sicilian Defense | 1 | 0% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined | 1 | 0% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense | 1 | 50% |
| English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6 | 1 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (4 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 3 | 0% |
| 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense | 1 | 0% |
Against 1.d4 (1 game)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Petrov's Defense | 2 | 0% |
| Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense | 1 | 0% |
| Scandinavian Defense: Valencian Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-26 | Maksim Krajnc (1743) Novo mesto OPEN 2025 · classical | ½ |
| 2025-10-25 | Cvetko Jaksa (1921) Novo mesto OPEN 2025 · classical | L |
| 2025-10-25 | Urban Zupancic (2028) Novo mesto OPEN 2025 · classical | L |
| 2024-10-25 | Samir Salmanov (2002) Novo mesto Open 2024 | L |
| 2024-05-04 | Franc Soba (1532) Ljubljana Chess Festival 2024 | Open | ½ |
| 2024-05-03 | Tit Lovric (1594) Ljubljana Chess Festival 2024 | Open | L |
| 2024-05-02 | Illija Ivanov Ljubljana Chess Festival 2024 | Open | W |
| 2024-05-01 | Inti Macek (1685) Ljubljana Chess Festival 2024 | Open | L |
| 2024-04-30 | Dejan Mulec (1765) Ljubljana Chess Festival 2024 | Open | L |
| 2024-04-28 | Peter Papler (1799) Ljubljana Chess Festival 2024 | Open | L |
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.