IMThibaut Vandenbussche
BEL · FIDE ID 204412 · 131 tournament games since 2020
Standard
2407
#10 in BEL (active)
Rapid
2435
#7 in BEL (active)
Blitz
2414
#5 in BEL (active)
Score
53%
48 W · 44 D · 39 L
Opp. avg
2265
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 100% of games (scores 56%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e6 in 15 of 35 games (French Defense), scoring 43%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 17 of 21 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 56%.
- Weak spot: Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line as White, only 20% in 5 games.
- Comfort zone: Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation as White, 83% in 6 games.
- By opponent strength: 30% against higher-rated players, 71% against lower-rated.
Based on 131 over-the-board games (31 classical). 70 with White (56%), 61 with Black (50%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 70 | 56% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation | 6 | 83% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense | 5 | 70% |
| Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line | 5 | 20% |
| Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with e6 | 4 | 38% |
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack | 4 | 75% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (35 games)
| 1...e6 French Defense | 15 | 43% |
| 1...d6 Pirc Defense | 14 | 46% |
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 6 | 58% |
Against 1.d4 (21 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 17 | 56% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 2 | 75% |
| 1...d6 Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Pirc Defense | 7 | 50% |
| Philidor Defense: Lion Variation | 6 | 33% |
| Tarrasch Defense: Two Knights Variation | 5 | 40% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense, Pseudo-Tarrasch | 4 | 75% |
| Philidor Defense | 3 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | Kiril Georgiev (2520) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | W |
| 2026-09-26 | David George Samir (2317) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | L |
| 2026-09-25 | Gilberto Hernandez Guerrero (2379) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | ½ |
| 2026-09-24 | Alexei Tapia Ostolaza (2203) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | L |
| 2026-09-23 | Shinya Kojima (2273) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | ½ |
| 2026-09-21 | Diego Rafael Di Berardino (2471) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | ½ |
| 2026-09-19 | Levan Pantsulaia (2492) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | L |
| 2026-09-18 | Mahdi Gholami Orimi (2553) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | W |
| 2026-09-17 | Rodi. Bakr (2092) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 38-62 | W |
| 2026-09-16 | Fabio Costa Alegre (1966) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 38-62 | W |
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