FMVedant Talwalkar
USA · FIDE ID 30962498 · 107 tournament games since 2022
Standard
2124
#430 in USA (active)
Rapid
2100
#226 in USA (active)
Blitz
1874
#1016 in USA (active)
Score
33%
22 W · 26 D · 59 L
Opp. avg
2214
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-01-04
Cornerstone Holidays 2025 #2 | IM B
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 91% of games (scores 46%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 18 of 25 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 14%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 7 of 13 games (Indian Defense), scoring 29%.
- By colour: 46% with White, 17% with Black.
Based on 107 over-the-board games (25 classical · 9 rapid · 4 blitz). 58 with White (46%), 49 with Black (17%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 53 | 46% |
| 1.Nf3 | 5 | 40% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid | 4 | 50% |
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Euwe-Keres Line | 4 | 88% |
| Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Modern Bc4 Variation | 4 | 25% |
| Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Larsen Variation | 4 | 38% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense | 4 | 13% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (25 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 18 | 14% |
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 7 | 7% |
Against 1.d4 (13 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 7 | 29% |
| 1...f5 Dutch Defense | 6 | 8% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Catalan Defense Accepted | 3 | 33% |
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation | 2 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Exchange Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation | 2 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-04 | Emmanuel Jimenez Garcia (2347) Cornerstone Holidays 2025 #2 | IM B · classical | L |
| 2026-01-04 | Akshaj Pulijala (1925) Cornerstone Holidays 2025 #2 | IM B · classical | W |
| 2026-01-04 | Neuris Delgado Ramirez (2503) Cornerstone Holidays 2025 #2 | IM B · classical | L |
| 2026-01-03 | Kiren Vivek Nasta (2089) Cornerstone Holidays 2025 #2 | IM B · classical | ½ |
| 2026-01-03 | Dylan Tang (2294) Cornerstone Holidays 2025 #2 | IM B · classical | L |
| 2026-01-02 | Vatsal Singhania (2228) Cornerstone Holidays 2025 #2 | IM B · classical | L |
| 2026-01-01 | Shaaketh Sivakumar (2264) Cornerstone Holidays 2025 #2 | IM B · classical | L |
| 2026-01-01 | Chenxuan Ling (2093) Cornerstone Holidays 2025 #2 | IM B · classical | W |
| 2026-01-01 | David Arenas (2352) Cornerstone Holidays 2025 #2 | IM B · classical | ½ |
| 2025-07-24 | Nikash Vemparala (2187) 58th International Chess Festival Biel (Open) | Master tournament · classical | L |
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