IMNikolay Averin
FID · FIDE ID 24250473 · 342 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2430
#43 in FID (active)
Rapid
2449
#26 in FID (active)
Blitz
2523
#12 in FID (active)
Score
54%
142 W · 87 D · 113 L
Opp. avg
2404
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-07-22
SERBIA OPEN 2026 - Masters
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 93% of games (scores 58%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 44 of 68 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 52%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 39 of 63 games (Indian Defense), scoring 50%.
- Weak spot: Trompowsky Attack as Black, only 30% in 5 games.
- Comfort zone: Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack as White, 90% in 5 games.
- By opponent strength: 39% against higher-rated players, 75% against lower-rated.
Based on 342 over-the-board games (82 classical · 78 blitz · 56 rapid). 174 with White (57%), 168 with Black (51%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 162 | 58% |
| 1.a3 | 9 | 44% |
| 1.Nf3 | 2 | 50% |
| 1.g3 | 1 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Ruy Lopez: Closed | 12 | 42% |
| Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation | 11 | 68% |
| Anderssen's Opening | 8 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack | 7 | 57% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | 6 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (68 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 44 | 52% |
| 1...Nf6 Alekhine Defense | 23 | 70% |
| 1...Nc6 Nimzowitsch Defense | 1 | 50% |
Against 1.d4 (63 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 39 | 50% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 24 | 44% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | 15 | 40% |
| English Opening: Agincourt Defense | 8 | 63% |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | 7 | 43% |
| Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation | 7 | 43% |
| Alekhine Defense: Exchange Variation | 7 | 71% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-22 | Enkhbaatar Enkhnar (2397) SERBIA OPEN 2026 - Masters | W |
| 2026-07-21 | Sundar M. Shyam (2478) SERBIA OPEN 2026 - Masters | ½ |
| 2026-07-20 | Ethan Vaz (2529) SERBIA OPEN 2026 - Masters | ½ |
| 2026-07-19 | Dmitry Fomkin (2358) SERBIA OPEN 2026 - Masters | W |
| 2026-07-17 | Bosko Stefanovic (2285) SERBIA OPEN 2026 - Masters | W |
| 2026-07-16 | Sreekarthika Velmurugan (2222) SERBIA OPEN 2026 - Masters | W |
| 2026-07-15 | Valery Skatchkov (2228) SERBIA OPEN 2026 - Masters | ½ |
| 2026-07-14 | Artem Odegov (2244) SERBIA OPEN 2026 - Masters | ½ |
| 2026-07-13 | Vladica Andrejic (2148) SERBIA OPEN 2026 - Masters | W |
| 2026-06-11 | Konstantin Kornienko (2388) Aktobe Open 2026 - Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial | Masters · classical | ½ |
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