Sofiya Velychko
UKR · FIDE ID 34125159 · 79 tournament games since 2024
Standard
1805
#714 in UKR (active)
Rapid
1834
#1597 in UKR (active)
Blitz
1802
#1705 in UKR (active)
Score
49%
29 W · 20 D · 30 L
Opp. avg
1881
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-08-17
Ukrainian Chess Stars Cup - 2 stage | Rapid | Open
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 56% of games (scores 59%), otherwise 1.e4 (44%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 20 of 20 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 40%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 12 of 14 games (Indian Defense), scoring 50%.
- Comfort zone: Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation as Black, 67% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 34% against higher-rated players, 83% against lower-rated.
- By colour: 59% with White, 39% with Black.
Based on 79 over-the-board games (21 blitz · 9 rapid · 7 classical). 41 with White (59%), 38 with Black (39%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 23 | 59% |
| 1.e4 | 18 | 58% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Rapport-Jobava System | 18 | 58% |
| Four Knights Game: Gunsberg Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Modern Defense: Pseudo-Austrian Attack | 2 | 50% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Short Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Weiss Variation | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (20 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 20 | 40% |
Against 1.d4 (14 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 12 | 50% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 2 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation | 3 | 67% |
| Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Ultra-Delayed Exchange Variation | 3 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Kalashnikov Variation | 3 | 67% |
| East Indian Defense | 2 | 25% |
| Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Polugaevsky Variation | 2 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-17 | Vladyslava Korolchuk (2051) Ukrainian Chess Stars Cup - 2 stage | Rapid | Open · rapid | W |
| 2026-07-09 | Anja Beber (2132) 25th European Youth Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship | Blitz | G16 · blitz | L |
| 2026-07-09 | Anja Beber (2132) 25th European Youth Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship | Blitz | G16 · blitz | L |
| 2026-07-09 | Josephina Akiko Brunner (1765) 25th European Youth Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship | Blitz | G18 · blitz | W |
| 2026-07-09 | Josephina Akiko Brunner (1765) 25th European Youth Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship | Blitz | G16 · blitz | L |
| 2026-07-09 | Josephina Akiko Brunner (1765) 25th European Youth Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship | Blitz | G18 · blitz | W |
| 2026-07-09 | Josephina Akiko Brunner (1765) 25th European Youth Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship | Blitz | G16 · blitz | W |
| 2026-07-09 | Kinga Lajdamik (1864) 25th European Youth Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship | Blitz | G16 · blitz | W |
| 2026-07-09 | Kinga Lajdamik (1864) 25th European Youth Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship | Blitz | G16 · blitz | L |
| 2026-07-09 | Vladyslava Korolchuk (1887) 25th European Youth Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship | Blitz | G16 · blitz | L |
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