Vedanth Iyer
USA · FIDE ID 30947480 · 16 tournament games since 2023
Standard
1800
#2226 in USA (active)
Rapid
–
Unrated
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
34%
2 W · 7 D · 7 L
Opp. avg
1891
Last 16 games
Last game
2026-04-05
7th Colonial Open
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 83% of games (scores 60%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 3 of 3 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 0%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 5 of 5 games (Indian Defense), scoring 40%.
- By colour: 50% with White, 25% with Black.
- Drawish: 44% of games end in a draw.
Based on 16 over-the-board games (5 classical). 6 with White (50%), 10 with Black (25%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 5 | 60% |
| 1.c4 | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System | 1 | 0% |
| French Defense: Classical Variation, Delayed Exchange Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack | 1 | 50% |
| Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio Gambit Accepted | 1 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (3 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 3 | 0% |
Against 1.d4 (5 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 5 | 40% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line | 2 | 75% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | 1 | 0% |
| English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line | 1 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Lipnitsky Attack | 1 | 0% |
| Rapport-Jobava System | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-05 | Ashvath Krishnan (1875) 7th Colonial Open · classical | L |
| 2026-04-05 | Esat Omer Demirel (1851) 7th Colonial Open · classical | W |
| 2026-04-04 | Adhirayan Murugan Ayyappan (2079) 7th Colonial Open · classical | ½ |
| 2026-04-03 | Anirudh P Ghodgaonkar (1762) 7th Colonial Open · classical | L |
| 2025-09-20 | Daniel Clancy (1966) 2nd Annual Blue Ridge Open | ½ |
| 2025-05-22 | Svetoslav Fedorov (1747) 12th Cherry Blossom Classic · classical | L |
| 2024-12-01 | Gabriel Cumming (1841) Thanksgiving Open | L |
| 2024-11-30 | Adith Doppalapudi (1814) Thanksgiving Open | W |
| 2024-11-30 | Alexander Zheng Zhou (1718) Thanksgiving Open | L |
| 2024-11-30 | Sandeep Thimmasamudram (1732) Thanksgiving Open | ½ |
Data: FIDE rating list (October 2026 list; national ranks count active players) and tournament games broadcast on Lichess since 2020 (open data, CC0). Results are matched to FIDE players by name or FIDE ID and may be incomplete. This page shows public chess results only. Is this you and you want the page removed? Email chessmoose1@gmail.com and we remove it.