Armaan Nilim
ENG · FIDE ID 343411916 · 51 tournament games since 2023
Standard
1788
#1301 in ENG (active)
Rapid
1856
#795 in ENG (active)
Blitz
1864
#669 in ENG (active)
Score
54%
22 W · 11 D · 18 L
Opp. avg
1731
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-03-07
English Youth Championships 2026
Prep summary
- As White: 1.c4 in 62% of games (scores 66%), otherwise 1.d4 (38%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 15 of 15 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 40%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 8 of 8 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 38%.
- Weak spot: Italian Game: Two Knights Defense as Black, only 38% in 4 games.
- Comfort zone: Catalan Opening: Closed as White, 67% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 26% against higher-rated players, 68% against lower-rated.
Based on 51 over-the-board games (27 rapid · 4 classical). 26 with White (65%), 25 with Black (42%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.c4 | 16 | 66% |
| 1.d4 | 10 | 65% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Rapport-Jobava System | 5 | 50% |
| Catalan Opening: Closed | 3 | 67% |
| English Opening: King's English Variation | 2 | 50% |
| English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense | 2 | 100% |
| Pirc Defense: Byrne Variation | 2 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (15 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 15 | 40% |
Against 1.d4 (8 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 8 | 38% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Italian Game: Two Knights Defense | 4 | 38% |
| Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, McDonnell Defense | 4 | 63% |
| Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Anderssen Attack | 2 | 50% |
| Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening | 2 | 25% |
| Queen's Gambit Accepted: Mannheim Variation | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-07 | Mahin Rughani (2073) English Youth Championships 2026 · classical | L |
| 2026-02-21 | Richard Jennings (1950) Isle of Wight Chess Tournament 2026 | Weekend Open | L |
| 2026-02-20 | Keith C Arkell (2367) Isle of Wight Chess Tournament 2026 | Weekend Open | L |
| 2025-10-26 | Jungmin Lee (1812) Amsterdam Chess Open 2025 · classical | ½ |
| 2025-10-24 | Peter Sperber (1877) Amsterdam Chess Open 2025 · classical | ½ |
| 2025-10-12 | Srivathsan Sasikumar (2014) 2025 Delancey UKCC Challengers Under 12 | W |
| 2025-10-12 | Junyi Zhang (2108) 2025 Delancey UKCC Challengers Under 12 | L |
| 2025-10-12 | Aden Kennedy (1852) 2025 Delancey UKCC Challengers Under 12 | W |
| 2025-10-11 | Advik Mittal (1737) 2025 Delancey UKCC Challengers Under 12 | W |
| 2025-10-11 | Lisirui Shieh (1658) 2025 Delancey UKCC Challengers Under 12 | W |
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.