GMNils Grandelius
SWE · FIDE ID 1710400 · 581 tournament games since 2019
Standard
2603
#1 in SWE (active)
Rapid
2611
#1 in SWE (active)
Blitz
2592
#1 in SWE (active)
Score
57%
188 W · 290 D · 103 L
Opp. avg
2489
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-09-27
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 60% of games (scores 63%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 86 of 141 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 59%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 57 of 100 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 54%.
- Comfort zone: Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack as White, 65% in 10 games.
- By opponent strength: 37% against higher-rated players, 66% against lower-rated.
- Drawish: 50% of games end in a draw.
Based on 581 over-the-board games (110 classical · 91 rapid · 30 blitz). 291 with White (60%), 290 with Black (54%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 176 | 63% |
| 1.d4 | 58 | 53% |
| 1.Nf3 | 38 | 59% |
| 1.c4 | 19 | 63% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio Gambit Accepted | 13 | 54% |
| Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation | 11 | 64% |
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack | 10 | 65% |
| Ruy Lopez: Closed | 9 | 56% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation | 8 | 69% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (141 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 86 | 59% |
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 44 | 40% |
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 11 | 68% |
Against 1.d4 (100 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 57 | 54% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 43 | 52% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening | 11 | 41% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Janowski Variation | 10 | 65% |
| Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line | 8 | 63% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined | 8 | 56% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense | 8 | 75% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | Thai Dai Van Nguyen (2633) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | ½ |
| 2026-09-26 | Frederick Waldhausen Gordon (2455) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | ½ |
| 2026-09-24 | Jun Ying Tan (2399) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | W |
| 2026-09-23 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2743) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 1-12 | L |
| 2026-09-21 | Alexey Sarana (2666) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 1-12 | ½ |
| 2026-09-21 | Georg Meier (2612) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | L |
| 2026-09-19 | Jan Karsten (2386) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | W |
| 2026-09-18 | Haik M. Martirosyan (2664) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 1-12 | ½ |
| 2026-09-17 | Oscar De La Riva Aguado (2428) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | W |
| 2026-09-09 | Ivan Saric (2623) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | ½ |
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