Sayas Payyappat
IND · FIDE ID 25659260 · 36 tournament games since 2021
Standard
1841
#1598 in IND (active)
Rapid
1579
#7004 in IND (active)
Blitz
1690
#2352 in IND (active)
Score
40%
10 W · 9 D · 17 L
Opp. avg
1697
Last 36 games
Last game
2025-01-05
Landeseinzelmeisterschaften 2025 | A-Open
Prep summary
- As White: 1.b3 in 45% of games (scores 39%), otherwise 1.e4 (40%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 5 of 5 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 50%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 4 of 8 games (Indian Defense), scoring 38%.
Based on 36 over-the-board games (6 classical). 20 with White (35%), 16 with Black (47%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.b3 | 9 | 39% |
| 1.e4 | 8 | 38% |
| 1.g3 | 2 | 25% |
| 1.d4 | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation | 4 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 2 | 50% |
| Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Variation | 2 | 25% |
| French Defense: Exchange Variation, Monte Carlo Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Bishop's Opening: Boden-Kieseritzky Gambit | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (5 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 5 | 50% |
Against 1.d4 (8 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 4 | 38% |
| 1...Nc6 Mikenas Defense | 3 | 83% |
| 1...e6 Horwitz Defense | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Zukertort Opening: Black Mustang Defense | 2 | 50% |
| Mikenas Defense | 2 | 75% |
| Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Flank Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Riemann Defense | 1 | 100% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Anti-Torre | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-05 | Michael S. Langer (1933) Landeseinzelmeisterschaften 2025 | A-Open · classical | L |
| 2025-01-04 | Horst Ehlert (1929) Landeseinzelmeisterschaften 2025 | A-Open · classical | L |
| 2025-01-03 | Stefan Edo Wessels (1967) Landeseinzelmeisterschaften 2025 | A-Open · classical | ½ |
| 2025-01-03 | Ludger Hoellman (2035) Landeseinzelmeisterschaften 2025 | A-Open · classical | L |
| 2025-01-02 | Siegfried Loecken (2004) Landeseinzelmeisterschaften 2025 | A-Open · classical | W |
| 2025-01-02 | Meino Aden (1940) Landeseinzelmeisterschaften 2025 | A-Open · classical | W |
| 2024-12-30 | Nathanael Wetterau (1961) Uhlenköper Open 2024 | L |
| 2024-12-29 | Marcus Dehn (2053) Uhlenköper Open 2024 | L |
| 2024-12-27 | Sergej Bogomolow (2090) Uhlenköper Open 2024 | L |
| 2024-11-17 | Lukas Rangosch (1919) 100 Jahre NSV: Niedersachsen Jubiläumsgrandprix 2024 | B-Open | ½ |
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