Sepehr Golsefidy
USA · FIDE ID 30973368 · 20 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2024
#692 in USA (active)
Rapid
–
Unrated
Blitz
1956
#681 in USA (active)
Score
53%
7 W · 7 D · 6 L
Opp. avg
2278
Last 20 games
Last game
2025-11-27
2025 US Masters
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 56% of games (scores 60%), otherwise 1.e4 (44%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 4 of 4 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 75%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 3 of 5 games (Indian Defense), scoring 50%.
- Drawish: 35% of games end in a draw.
Based on 20 over-the-board games (2 classical). 9 with White (56%), 11 with Black (50%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 5 | 60% |
| 1.e4 | 4 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| King's Indian Defense: Karpov System | 1 | 100% |
| Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Philidor Defense: Lion Variation | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (4 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 4 | 75% |
Against 1.d4 (5 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 3 | 50% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 2 | 25% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Ruy Lopez: Open, Main Line | 2 | 100% |
| Benko Gambit Accepted: Fully Accepted Variation | 2 | 75% |
| Semi-Slav Defense: Marshall Gambit, Main Line | 1 | 50% |
| Semi-Slav Defense: Normal Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Ruy Lopez: Closed | 1 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-27 | Dina Belenkaya (2230) 2025 US Masters · classical | ½ |
| 2025-06-15 | Cristhian Cruz (2488) 2025 Carolinas Classic | L |
| 2025-06-15 | Alexander Fishbein (2383) 2025 Carolinas Classic | W |
| 2024-12-28 | Chikwere Onyekwere (2201) 34th Annual North American Open | W |
| 2024-12-27 | Pedram Atoufi (2162) 34th Annual North American Open | ½ |
| 2024-05-27 | Chloe Gaw (1954) 1000GM Memorial Day Super Swiss 2024 | L |
| 2024-05-27 | Yiding Lu (2213) 1000GM Memorial Day Super Swiss 2024 | L |
| 2024-05-26 | Shawnak Shivakumar (2317) 1000GM Memorial Day Super Swiss 2024 | ½ |
| 2024-05-26 | Ethan Guo (2148) 1000GM Memorial Day Super Swiss 2024 | W |
| 2024-05-25 | Zoey Tang (2264) 1000GM Memorial Day Super Swiss 2024 | L |
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