FMNitesh Cherukuri
USA · FIDE ID 30978688 · 164 tournament games since 2022
Standard
2274
#200 in USA (active)
Rapid
2103
#223 in USA (active)
Blitz
1945
#723 in USA (active)
Score
48%
47 W · 64 D · 53 L
Opp. avg
2237
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-09-07
2026 Labor Day Norm Invitational | IM C
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 89% of games (scores 54%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 34 of 43 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 44%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 23 of 34 games (Indian Defense), scoring 46%.
- Weak spot: Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation as Black, only 20% in 5 games.
- Comfort zone: Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack as Black, 70% in 5 games.
- By opponent strength: 32% against higher-rated players, 71% against lower-rated.
Based on 164 over-the-board games (108 classical). 80 with White (52%), 84 with Black (45%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 71 | 54% |
| 1.Nf3 | 7 | 36% |
| 1.d4 | 2 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening | 6 | 50% |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 6 | 58% |
| Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind | 3 | 50% |
| Four Knights Game: Gunsberg Variation | 3 | 50% |
| Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Normal | 3 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (43 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 34 | 44% |
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 8 | 44% |
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 1 | 100% |
Against 1.d4 (34 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 23 | 46% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 11 | 41% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | 7 | 43% |
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack | 5 | 70% |
| Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation | 5 | 20% |
| King's Indian Defense: Semi-Averbakh System | 5 | 20% |
| Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind | 3 | 83% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | Vladimir Georgiev (2357) 2026 Labor Day Norm Invitational | IM C · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-07 | Broderick Kenneth Bauml (2237) 2026 Labor Day Norm Invitational | IM C · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-07 | Gellert Karacsonyi (2398) 2026 Labor Day Norm Invitational | IM C · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-06 | Alexander Jasinski (2082) 2026 Labor Day Norm Invitational | IM C · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-05 | Chloe Gaw (2006) 2026 Labor Day Norm Invitational | IM C · classical | W |
| 2026-09-05 | Gabor Nagy (2437) 2026 Labor Day Norm Invitational | IM C · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-04 | Donald Johnson (2242) 2026 Labor Day Norm Invitational | IM C · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-04 | Dina Belenkaya (2236) 2026 Labor Day Norm Invitational | IM C · classical | W |
| 2026-09-04 | Aaron Wang (2192) 2026 Labor Day Norm Invitational | IM C · classical | W |
| 2026-08-01 | Juan Jose Cano Alcaraz (2277) XXXVI Pan-American Youth Chess Festival | O18 · classical | ½ |
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