Simon Volak
CZE · FIDE ID 396630 · 15 tournament games since 2023
Standard
2194
#235 in CZE (active)
Rapid
2024
#643 in CZE (active)
Blitz
2121
#299 in CZE (active)
Score
43%
4 W · 5 D · 6 L
Opp. avg
2078
Last 15 games
Last game
2026-09-06
Czech Team Chess Championship | Blitz
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 71% of games (scores 30%), otherwise 1.d4 (29%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 2 of 4 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 50%.
- By opponent strength: 21% against higher-rated players, 64% against lower-rated.
- By colour: 29% with White, 56% with Black.
- Drawish: 33% of games end in a draw.
Based on 15 over-the-board games (3 blitz · 2 rapid). 7 with White (29%), 8 with Black (56%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 5 | 30% |
| 1.d4 | 2 | 25% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Polugaevsky Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Tal Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense | 1 | 50% |
| Catalan Opening: Open Defense | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (4 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 2 | 50% |
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 1 | 0% |
| 1...d6 Pirc Defense | 1 | 100% |
Against 1.d4 (2 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 1 | 50% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Rubinstein Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation, Pseudo-Catalan | 1 | 50% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation, Spassky Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind | 1 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Smith-Morra Declined | 1 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-06 | Vaclav Finek (2518) Czech Team Chess Championship | Blitz · blitz | L |
| 2026-09-06 | Lukas Dotzer (2380) Czech Team Chess Championship | Blitz · blitz | L |
| 2026-09-06 | Ondrej Skypala (2226) Czech Team Chess Championship | Blitz · blitz | W |
| 2026-09-05 | Amin Cheraghi (2181) Czech Team Chess Championship | Rapid · rapid | L |
| 2026-09-05 | Zdenek Marsalek (2220) Czech Team Chess Championship | Rapid · rapid | ½ |
| 2024-07-12 | Alex Dac-Vuong Nguyen (2383) Czech Open 2024 | Svatoslav Zahorovsky Memorial | L |
| 2023-07-09 | Michal Babicka (1996) Ceske Budejovice | Open A | ½ |
| 2023-07-08 | Sebastian Placer (1978) Ceske Budejovice | Open A | ½ |
| 2023-07-07 | Vladimir Vltavsky (2104) Ceske Budejovice | Open A | ½ |
| 2023-07-06 | Boris Maryasin (2266) Ceske Budejovice | Open A | L |
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.