Samuel Ropovik
SVK · FIDE ID 14968363 · 43 tournament games since 2022
Standard
2113
#198 in SVK (active)
Rapid
1876
#665 in SVK (active)
Blitz
1832
#603 in SVK (active)
Score
45%
17 W · 5 D · 21 L
Opp. avg
1837
Last 43 games
Last game
2025-05-02
Slovakian Blitz Championship 2025
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 100% of games (scores 57%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 15 of 15 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 40%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 3 of 3 games (Indian Defense), scoring 33%.
- Comfort zone: Three Knights Opening as White, 83% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 27% against higher-rated players, 72% against lower-rated.
- By colour: 57% with White, 35% with Black.
Based on 43 over-the-board games (6 blitz). 20 with White (57%), 23 with Black (35%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 20 | 57% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Three Knights Opening | 3 | 83% |
| Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation | 2 | 75% |
| Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation | 2 | 0% |
| Scotch Game: Classical Variation, Intermezzo Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (15 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 15 | 40% |
Against 1.d4 (3 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 3 | 33% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation | 2 | 25% |
| Sicilian Defense: Boleslavsky Variation | 2 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense, Modern Line | 2 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation | 1 | 100% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-02 | Rastislav Nikel (1951) Slovakian Blitz Championship 2025 · blitz | L |
| 2025-05-02 | Frantisek Tropp (2001) Slovakian Blitz Championship 2025 · blitz | W |
| 2025-05-02 | Benjamin Kardis (1961) Slovakian Blitz Championship 2025 · blitz | W |
| 2025-05-02 | Marian Hotak (1977) Slovakian Blitz Championship 2025 · blitz | L |
| 2025-05-02 | Stella Sankova (1984) Slovakian Blitz Championship 2025 · blitz | ½ |
| 2025-05-02 | Peter Spik (2032) Slovakian Blitz Championship 2025 · blitz | W |
| 2025-02-16 | Jozef Federic (2203) Slovak Extraliga 2024/2025 | L |
| 2024-08-22 | Emil Zander (2152) European Youth Chess Championship 2024 | U14 | L |
| 2024-07-04 | Vlastimil Babula (2536) GM Vlastimil Babula vs Samuel Ropovik Exhibition Match | L |
| 2024-07-04 | Vlastimil Babula (2536) GM Vlastimil Babula vs Samuel Ropovik Exhibition Match | L |
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