Aneesh Desai
USA · FIDE ID 30989264 · 9 tournament games since 2022
Standard
1996
#802 in USA (active)
Rapid
–
Unrated
Blitz
1892
#932 in USA (active)
Score
39%
2 W · 3 D · 4 L
Opp. avg
1948
Last 9 games
Last game
2026-07-05
54th annual World Open - 2026
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 100% of games (scores 50%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 4 of 4 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 25%.
- Drawish: 33% of games end in a draw.
Based on 9 over-the-board games (3 classical). 5 with White (50%), 4 with Black (25%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 5 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 1 | 100% |
| Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense | 1 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Grand Prix Attack | 1 | 50% |
| Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (4 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 4 | 25% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation | 2 | 25% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional | 1 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-05 | Oliver P Lombardi (1998) 54th annual World Open - 2026 | L |
| 2025-05-26 | Svetoslav Fedorov (1747) 12th Cherry Blossom Classic · classical | W |
| 2025-05-25 | Hanford Chong (1874) 12th Cherry Blossom Classic · classical | ½ |
| 2025-05-25 | Sritej Sai Sattaru (1956) 12th Cherry Blossom Classic · classical | W |
| 2024-03-10 | Ronen Wilson (2019) 2024 Virginia Scholastic & Collegiate Championships | ½ |
| 2024-03-09 | Vaibhav Kalpaka (2002) 2024 Virginia Scholastic & Collegiate Championships | L |
| 2023-12-21 | Brian Tay (1926) 2023 North American Junior (U20) | Open | ½ |
| 2023-12-20 | Neil S Bhaduri (2062) 2023 North American Junior (U20) | Open | L |
| 2022-04-09 | Alexander Rutten 2022 National High School (K-12) Championships | L |
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