Zac Welling
ENG · FIDE ID 343414729 · 56 tournament games since 2024
Standard
1977
#504 in ENG (active)
Rapid
1624
#2576 in ENG (active)
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
49%
17 W · 21 D · 18 L
Opp. avg
1940
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-08-20
5th Kingston Invitational
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 93% of games (scores 48%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 10 of 14 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 60%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 5 of 8 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 60%.
- Comfort zone: Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Bishop Check Line as White, 67% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 25% against higher-rated players, 69% against lower-rated.
- Drawish: 38% of games end in a draw.
Based on 56 over-the-board games (17 classical). 28 with White (46%), 28 with Black (52%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 26 | 48% |
| 1.Nf3 | 2 | 25% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Bishop Check Line | 3 | 67% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional | 3 | 50% |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Modern Line | 2 | 50% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation | 2 | 25% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 2 | 25% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (14 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 10 | 60% |
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 4 | 25% |
Against 1.d4 (8 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 5 | 60% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 2 | 50% |
| 1...g6 Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | 5 | 60% |
| King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Variation | 2 | 25% |
| Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Carlsbad Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Slav Defense | 1 | 100% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-20 | Maks Gajowniczek (1868) 5th Kingston Invitational · classical | ½ |
| 2026-08-19 | Isaac Lam (1884) 5th Kingston Invitational · classical | L |
| 2026-08-19 | Diego Anton Cordova-Lopez (1872) 5th Kingston Invitational · classical | ½ |
| 2026-08-19 | Jai Kothari (2158) 5th Kingston Invitational · classical | L |
| 2026-08-19 | Bobur Khakimov (1776) 5th Kingston Invitational · classical | W |
| 2026-07-23 | Sooraj M R (2198) Sussex University Masters · classical | L |
| 2026-07-23 | Oleg Verbytski (2273) Sussex University Masters · classical | ½ |
| 2026-07-22 | Robert F Willmoth (2146) Sussex University Masters · classical | W |
| 2026-07-22 | Shivam Sahoo (1913) Sussex University Masters · classical | ½ |
| 2026-07-21 | Yiming Wang (1811) Sussex University Masters · classical | ½ |
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