IMDean Ippolito
USA · FIDE ID 2009870 · 98 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2325
#151 in USA (active)
Rapid
–
Unrated
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
54%
37 W · 32 D · 29 L
Opp. avg
2291
Last 50 games
Last game
2025-11-30
2025 US Masters
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 98% of games (scores 66%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 20 of 24 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 57%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 12 of 17 games (Indian Defense), scoring 38%.
- Weak spot: King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Aronin-Taimanov Defense as Black, only 38% in 4 games.
- Comfort zone: Catalan Opening: Open Defense as White, 88% in 4 games.
- By opponent strength: 22% against higher-rated players, 89% against lower-rated.
Based on 98 over-the-board games (11 classical). 46 with White (65%), 52 with Black (44%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 45 | 66% |
| 1.Nf3 | 1 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined | 5 | 50% |
| Catalan Opening: Open Defense | 4 | 88% |
| King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation | 4 | 63% |
| King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation, Rare Line | 3 | 83% |
| Catalan Opening: Closed | 2 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (24 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 20 | 57% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 4 | 63% |
Against 1.d4 (17 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 12 | 38% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 5 | 40% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Aronin-Taimanov Defense | 4 | 38% |
| Ruy Lopez: Fianchetto Defense | 3 | 67% |
| Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation | 3 | 50% |
| English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Indian Formation | 2 | 75% |
| Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line | 2 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-30 | Bogdan Bilovil (2463) 2025 US Masters · classical | L |
| 2025-11-27 | Luka Budisavljevic (2524) 2025 US Masters · classical | L |
| 2025-10-26 | Vedic Panda (2203) 2025 Charlotte Fall ALTO · classical | W |
| 2025-10-26 | Thomas Kung (2189) 2025 Charlotte Fall ALTO · classical | ½ |
| 2025-10-25 | Mitch Fishbein (2195) 2025 Charlotte Fall ALTO · classical | W |
| 2025-01-05 | Tiger Hillarp Persson (2468) 52nd Rilton Cup | Rilton Cup · classical | W |
| 2025-01-03 | Edvin Trost (2443) 52nd Rilton Cup | Rilton Cup · classical | L |
| 2025-01-02 | Aansh Nandan Nerurkar (2216) 52nd Rilton Cup | Rilton Cup · classical | W |
| 2024-11-03 | Miles Tisserand (1873) ALTO | Open | W |
| 2024-11-03 | Alexander J Crump ALTO | Open | ½ |
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.