Ian Nicholson
USA · FIDE ID 30981212 · 10 tournament games since 2024
Standard
1835
#1861 in USA (active)
Rapid
–
Unrated
Blitz
1903
#875 in USA (active)
Score
25%
1 W · 3 D · 6 L
Opp. avg
2057
Last 10 games
Last game
2026-03-01
58th annual New York State High School Championship 2026
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 100% of games (scores 0%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 4 of 4 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 38%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 3 of 3 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 33%.
Based on 10 over-the-board games (2 classical). 3 with White (0%), 7 with Black (36%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 3 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Dutch Variation | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (4 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 4 | 38% |
Against 1.d4 (3 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 3 | 33% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Maróczy Bind, Réti Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System, Steinitz Countergambit | 1 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Keres Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Rapport-Jobava System | 1 | 0% |
| Semi-Slav Defense | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-01 | Jason Jiang 58th annual New York State High School Championship 2026 | L |
| 2026-03-01 | Harper Wallace 58th annual New York State High School Championship 2026 | W |
| 2026-02-28 | Megan Althea Paragua 58th annual New York State High School Championship 2026 | L |
| 2026-01-04 | Kyle Cheung (1886) New York Metro Area Scholastic Chess Championships | ½ |
| 2026-01-04 | Levon Tadevosyan New York Metro Area Scholastic Chess Championships | ½ |
| 2025-03 | Priyansh Garg (2228) 2025 New York State Scholastic Chess Championships | High School · classical | L |
| 2025-03 | Nico Chasin 2025 New York State Scholastic Chess Championships | High School · classical | L |
| 2024-11-02 | Elliott Goodrich (1923) Marshall Monthly FIDE Premier 2024 | November | ½ |
| 2024-09-08 | Luc Hoffman (2067) Marshall Monthly FIDE Premier 2024 | September | L |
| 2024-09-07 | Haari Muthukumar (2183) Marshall Monthly FIDE Premier 2024 | September | L |
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.