Vidar Taksrud
NOR · FIDE ID 1502158 · 35 tournament games since 2021
Standard
1852
#560 in NOR (active)
Rapid
1829
#563 in NOR (active)
Blitz
1811
#639 in NOR (active)
Score
43%
11 W · 8 D · 16 L
Opp. avg
2006
Last 35 games
Last game
2025-11-01
FIDE World Senior Championship 2025 | Open 65+
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 79% of games (scores 30%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...d5 in 3 of 10 games (Scandinavian Defense), scoring 67%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 3 of 3 games (Indian Defense), scoring 67%.
- By opponent strength: 26% against higher-rated players, 81% against lower-rated.
- By colour: 34% with White, 53% with Black.
Based on 35 over-the-board games (11 classical). 19 with White (34%), 16 with Black (53%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 15 | 30% |
| 1.Nc3 | 2 | 50% |
| 1.Nf3 | 2 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Zukertort Opening: Reversed Grünfeld | 2 | 25% |
| Catalan Opening: Closed | 1 | 50% |
| Richter-Veresov Attack | 1 | 100% |
| Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Marienbad System | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (10 games)
| 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense | 3 | 67% |
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 3 | 50% |
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 2 | 75% |
Against 1.d4 (3 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 3 | 67% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Scandinavian Defense: Marshall Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov Attack | 1 | 50% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation, Pseudo-Catalan | 1 | 0% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Short Variation | 1 | 100% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-01 | Leonid S. Goldberg (2144) FIDE World Senior Championship 2025 | Open 65+ | ½ |
| 2025-10-31 | Henk Brongers (2024) FIDE World Senior Championship 2025 | Open 65+ | ½ |
| 2025-10-30 | Rudolf Ring (1785) FIDE World Senior Championship 2025 | Open 65+ | W |
| 2025-10-29 | Salvatore Riccardo Gueci (2105) FIDE World Senior Championship 2025 | Open 65+ | L |
| 2025-10-28 | Ognian Stoychev (1994) FIDE World Senior Championship 2025 | Open 65+ | L |
| 2025-10-26 | Ryszard Sokolowski (2058) FIDE World Senior Championship 2025 | Open 65+ | L |
| 2025-10-25 | Joan Pomes Marcet (2156) FIDE World Senior Championship 2025 | Open 65+ | L |
| 2025-10-24 | Michael Heid (2053) FIDE World Senior Championship 2025 | Open 65+ | W |
| 2025-10-23 | Tomas Serra Olives (2026) FIDE World Senior Championship 2025 | Open 65+ | W |
| 2025-10-21 | Victor Manuel Vehi Bach (2167) FIDE World Senior Championship 2025 | Open 65+ | L |
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