GMNitzan Steinberg
ISR · FIDE ID 2801795 · 140 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2560
#4 in ISR (active)
Rapid
2517
#8 in ISR (active)
Blitz
2488
#12 in ISR (active)
Score
58%
61 W · 40 D · 39 L
Opp. avg
2546
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-06-19
Israel National Team Championship | Top Playoff
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 97% of games (scores 69%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 27 of 31 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 56%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 21 of 29 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 50%.
- By opponent strength: 36% against higher-rated players, 70% against lower-rated.
- By colour: 68% with White, 49% with Black.
Based on 140 over-the-board games (61 rapid · 12 classical · 12 blitz). 65 with White (68%), 75 with Black (49%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 63 | 69% |
| 1.d4 | 2 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack, Center Variation | 4 | 63% |
| Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation | 3 | 100% |
| Ruy Lopez: Closed | 3 | 83% |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | 3 | 33% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation | 2 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (31 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 27 | 56% |
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 4 | 63% |
Against 1.d4 (29 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 21 | 50% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 8 | 31% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line | 4 | 25% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined | 3 | 50% |
| Semi-Slav Defense | 3 | 67% |
| Tarrasch Defense: Schara Gambit | 3 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack | 2 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | Ilia Smirin (2565) Israel National Team Championship | Top Playoff | ½ |
| 2026-06-16 | Eytan Rozen (2493) Israel National Team Championship | Top Playoff | ½ |
| 2026-06-14 | Raem Sherman (2385) Israel National Team Championship | Top Playoff | W |
| 2026-06-12 | Shakked Tifferet (2366) Israel National Team Championship | Top Playoff | W |
| 2026-03-25 | Chithambaram VR. Aravindh (2689) 2026 Chess.com Open | Play-In 4 · rapid | W |
| 2026-03-25 | Pa Iniyan (2590) 2026 Chess.com Open | Play-In 4 · rapid | W |
| 2026-03-25 | Vugar Rasulov (2526) 2026 Chess.com Open | Play-In 4 · rapid | W |
| 2026-03-25 | Leandro Krysa (2446) 2026 Chess.com Open | Play-In 4 · rapid | W |
| 2026-03-25 | Vladislav Artemiev (2641) 2026 Chess.com Open | Play-In 4 · rapid | L |
| 2026-03-25 | Bardiya Daneshvar (2597) 2026 Chess.com Open | Play-In 4 · rapid | W |
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