FMRishi Vijayakumar
SCO · FIDE ID 2408953 · 335 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2405
#3 in SCO (active)
Rapid
2222
#13 in SCO (active)
Blitz
2392
#3 in SCO (active)
Score
54%
129 W · 105 D · 101 L
Opp. avg
2230
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-09-27
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 38-62
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 88% of games (scores 54%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 66 of 78 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 52%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 58 of 60 games (Indian Defense), scoring 64%.
- Weak spot: Queen's Gambit Declined: Barmen Variation as White, only 38% in 8 games.
- Comfort zone: Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense as Black, 79% in 7 games.
- By opponent strength: 34% against higher-rated players, 76% against lower-rated.
Based on 335 over-the-board games (136 classical · 42 rapid · 24 blitz). 165 with White (54%), 170 with Black (54%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 146 | 54% |
| 1.Nf3 | 11 | 59% |
| 1.e4 | 7 | 57% |
| 1.h3 | 1 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Barmen Variation | 8 | 38% |
| King's Indian Defense: Semi-Averbakh System | 7 | 57% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack | 6 | 83% |
| Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation, Shabalov Attack | 6 | 50% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense | 5 | 80% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (78 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 66 | 52% |
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 8 | 63% |
| 1...e6 French Defense | 4 | 25% |
Against 1.d4 (60 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 58 | 64% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 0% |
| 1...e6 Horwitz Defense | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense | 7 | 79% |
| Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line | 7 | 64% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Neo-Arkhangelsk Variation | 7 | 43% |
| Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening | 6 | 83% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | 6 | 42% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | Ruslan Sezdbekov (2216) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 38-62 | L |
| 2026-09-26 | Edvin Trost (2472) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | W |
| 2026-09-25 | Rishi Sardana (2518) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | W |
| 2026-09-23 | Jaden Shaw (2100) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 38-62 | W |
| 2026-09-21 | Daniel Arias (2227) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 38-62 | W |
| 2026-09-21 | Li Min Peng (2568) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | L |
| 2026-09-19 | Fred Berend (2231) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 38-62 | W |
| 2026-09-17 | Gabriel Sargissian (2610) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 1-12 | L |
| 2026-09-16 | Mohammed Khalfan Al Saidi (1934) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 38-62 | W |
| 2026-08-30 | Qixiang Han (2239) VI Mindsports International Festival 2026 - Super Swiss · classical | W |
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