GMSteven Zierk
USA · FIDE ID 2034255 · 37 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2489
FIDE rating
Rapid
2517
FIDE rating
Blitz
2459
#47 in USA (active)
Score
51%
12 W · 14 D · 11 L
Opp. avg
2407
Last 37 games
Last game
2026-07-04
2026 Naroditsky Memorial Rapid & Blitz | Blitz
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 74% of games (scores 64%), otherwise 1.Nf3 (21%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 3 of 5 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 17%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 4 of 7 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 25%.
- By opponent strength: 44% against higher-rated players, 61% against lower-rated.
- By colour: 66% with White, 36% with Black.
- Drawish: 38% of games end in a draw.
Based on 37 over-the-board games (11 rapid · 8 classical · 3 blitz). 19 with White (66%), 18 with Black (36%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 14 | 64% |
| 1.Nf3 | 4 | 75% |
| 1.d4 | 1 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Euwe-Keres Line | 2 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Prins Variation | 2 | 50% |
| King's Indian Attack | 2 | 50% |
| Modern Defense: Lizard Defense, Mittenberger Gambit | 1 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line | 1 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (5 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 3 | 17% |
| 1...e6 French Defense | 2 | 75% |
Against 1.d4 (7 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 4 | 25% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 3 | 33% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Rapport-Jobava System | 2 | 0% |
| Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Main Line | 2 | 50% |
| Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian | 1 | 0% |
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Rubinstein Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Smith-Morra Declined | 1 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-04 | Vasyl Ivanchuk (2593) 2026 Naroditsky Memorial Rapid & Blitz | Blitz · blitz | L |
| 2026-07-04 | Wesley So (2772) 2026 Naroditsky Memorial Rapid & Blitz | Blitz · blitz | L |
| 2026-07-04 | Robert Yorisan Ramirez Vido (2057) 2026 Naroditsky Memorial Rapid & Blitz | Blitz · blitz | W |
| 2026-07-03 | Vasyl Ivanchuk (2636) 2026 Naroditsky Memorial Rapid & Blitz | Rapid · rapid | W |
| 2026-07-03 | Grigoriy Oparin (2606) 2026 Naroditsky Memorial Rapid & Blitz | Rapid · rapid | L |
| 2026-07-03 | Fabiano Caruana (2716) 2026 Naroditsky Memorial Rapid & Blitz | Rapid · rapid | W |
| 2026-07-03 | Wesley So (2719) 2026 Naroditsky Memorial Rapid & Blitz | Rapid · rapid | ½ |
| 2026-07-03 | Olexandr Bortnyk (2608) 2026 Naroditsky Memorial Rapid & Blitz | Rapid · rapid | ½ |
| 2025-04-15 | Gudmundur Gislason (2216) Reykjavik Open 2025 · classical | W |
| 2025-04-14 | Mathias Lind Schouten (2279) Reykjavik Open 2025 · classical | 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.