FMDaniel Kozusek
WLS · FIDE ID 349500 · 80 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2345
FIDE rating
Rapid
2303
FIDE rating
Blitz
2253
FIDE rating
Score
53%
29 W · 26 D · 25 L
Opp. avg
2267
Last 50 games
Last game
2025-11-22
2025 UK Open Blitz Final | Open
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 90% of games (scores 59%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c6 in 8 of 19 games (Caro-Kann Defense), scoring 63%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 13 of 15 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 31%.
- Weak spot: Queen's Gambit Declined: Janowski Variation as Black, only 0% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 23% against higher-rated players, 82% against lower-rated.
Based on 80 over-the-board games (15 blitz · 12 classical). 39 with White (59%), 41 with Black (46%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 35 | 59% |
| 1.c4 | 4 | 63% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-Slav Defense | 3 | 50% |
| King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Immediate Fianchetto | 2 | 25% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense | 2 | 50% |
| Trompowsky Attack | 2 | 50% |
| Rapport-Jobava System | 2 | 75% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (19 games)
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 8 | 63% |
| 1...e6 French Defense | 8 | 56% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 3 | 17% |
Against 1.d4 (15 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 13 | 31% |
| 1...e6 Horwitz Defense | 2 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation | 5 | 30% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined | 3 | 50% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense | 3 | 50% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Janowski Variation | 3 | 0% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation | 2 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-22 | Eldar Gasanov (2425) 2025 UK Open Blitz Final | Open · blitz | L |
| 2025-11-22 | Supratit Banerjee (2327) 2025 UK Open Blitz Final | Open · blitz | L |
| 2025-11-22 | Aaravamudhan Balaji (2379) 2025 UK Open Blitz Final | Open · blitz | L |
| 2025-11-22 | Peter K Wells (2384) 2025 UK Open Blitz Final | Open · blitz | L |
| 2025-11-22 | Stanley Badacsonyi (2447) 2025 UK Open Blitz Final | Open · blitz | L |
| 2025-11-22 | Siva Mahadevan (2365) 2025 UK Open Blitz Final | Open · blitz | L |
| 2025-11-22 | Svyatoslav Bazakutsa (2404) 2025 UK Open Blitz Final | Open · blitz | L |
| 2025-11-22 | Shriaansh Ganti (2126) 2025 UK Open Blitz Final | Open · blitz | W |
| 2025-11-22 | Frederick Waldhausen Gordon (2406) 2025 UK Open Blitz Final | Open · blitz | L |
| 2025-11-22 | Maciej Czopor (2377) 2025 UK Open Blitz Final | Open · blitz | ½ |
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.