Nicholas Ladan
USA · FIDE ID 30918855 · 78 tournament games since 2020
Standard
2230
#252 in USA (active)
Rapid
2180
#168 in USA (active)
Blitz
2166
#225 in USA (active)
Score
47%
29 W · 16 D · 33 L
Opp. avg
2195
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-05-22
35th Annual Chicago Open
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 93% of games (scores 45%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 19 of 19 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 47%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 13 of 14 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 65%.
- Weak spot: Slav Defense: Modern Line as White, only 33% in 3 games.
- Comfort zone: Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Classical Defense Deferred as Black, 67% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 13% against higher-rated players, 54% against lower-rated.
Based on 78 over-the-board games (7 rapid · 6 classical). 40 with White (44%), 38 with Black (51%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 37 | 45% |
| 1.b3 | 1 | 0% |
| 1.e4 | 1 | 100% |
| 1.Nf3 | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Rapport-Jobava System | 4 | 63% |
| Slav Defense: Modern Line | 3 | 33% |
| Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Dutch Defense | 2 | 25% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: London System | 2 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (19 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 19 | 47% |
Against 1.d4 (14 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 13 | 65% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening | 5 | 40% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation | 3 | 33% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Classical Defense Deferred | 3 | 67% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | 2 | 0% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense | 2 | 75% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-22 | Awonder Liang (2704) 35th Annual Chicago Open | L |
| 2025-11-29 | Anthony Atanasov (2429) 2025 US Masters · classical | L |
| 2025-02-02 | Irakli Beradze (2488) 5th Kasparov Chess Foundation University Cup · rapid | L |
| 2025-02-02 | Bohdan Lozynskyi (2051) 5th Kasparov Chess Foundation University Cup · rapid | ½ |
| 2025-02-02 | Aleks Manukyan (2224) 5th Kasparov Chess Foundation University Cup · rapid | W |
| 2025-02-02 | Stanislav Bondarenko (1822) 5th Kasparov Chess Foundation University Cup · rapid | W |
| 2025-02-01 | Asish Panda (1910) 5th Kasparov Chess Foundation University Cup · rapid | W |
| 2025-02-01 | Nathaniel Philip Moor (2229) 5th Kasparov Chess Foundation University Cup · rapid | L |
| 2025-02-01 | Samant Aditya S (2495) 5th Kasparov Chess Foundation University Cup · rapid | L |
| 2025-01-02 | Viktor Gazik (2579) 2025 Pan-Am Collegiate Championship · classical | L |
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