IMAlexander Costello
USA · FIDE ID 2099659 · 37 tournament games since 2022
Standard
2265
#212 in USA (active)
Rapid
–
Unrated
Blitz
2189
#199 in USA (active)
Score
55%
16 W · 9 D · 12 L
Opp. avg
2342
Last 37 games
Last game
2024-06-16
Southern California State Championship 2024
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 58% of games (scores 55%), otherwise 1.Nf3 (37%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 7 of 11 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 86%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 4 of 4 games (Indian Defense), scoring 13%.
- Comfort zone: Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack as Black, 67% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 25% against higher-rated players, 100% against lower-rated.
Based on 37 over-the-board games (6 classical). 19 with White (61%), 18 with Black (50%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 11 | 55% |
| 1.Nf3 | 7 | 64% |
| 1.c4 | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Modern Bc4 Variation | 2 | 75% |
| Zukertort Opening | 2 | 75% |
| King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred | 1 | 0% |
| French Defense: Winawer Variation, Delayed Exchange Variation | 1 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (11 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 7 | 86% |
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 4 | 63% |
Against 1.d4 (4 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 4 | 13% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack | 3 | 67% |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 2 | 75% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System | 1 | 0% |
| English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Smyslov System | 1 | 0% |
| Grünfeld Defense: Stockholm Variation | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-16 | John Daniel Bryant (2404) Southern California State Championship 2024 · classical | ½ |
| 2024-06-16 | Cemil Can Ali Marandi (2511) Southern California State Championship 2024 · classical | W |
| 2024-06-14 | Gabriel Eidelman (2376) Southern California State Championship 2024 | L |
| 2024-06-14 | Robert Shlyakhtenko (2402) Southern California State Championship 2024 | L |
| 2024-06-14 | Vladimir Akopian (2586) Southern California State Championship 2024 | ½ |
| 2024-06-14 | Eduard Hakobyan (2297) Southern California State Championship 2024 | L |
| 2024-06-13 | Melikset Khachiyan (2435) Southern California State Championship 2024 | ½ |
| 2023-07-27 | Cocoro Matsumura (2081) Biel Festival 2023 | Masters | W |
| 2023-07-25 | Dieter Morawietz (2396) Biel Festival 2023 | Masters | L |
| 2023-07-24 | Moritz Valentin Collin (2132) Biel Festival 2023 | Masters | W |
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.