Kai Waters
USA · FIDE ID 39952614 · 22 tournament games since 2025
Standard
1728
#3048 in USA (active)
Rapid
–
Unrated
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
55%
9 W · 6 D · 7 L
Opp. avg
1736
Last 22 games
Last game
2026-07-05
54th annual World Open - 2026
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 100% of games (scores 55%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c6 in 8 of 8 games (Caro-Kann Defense), scoring 75%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 3 of 3 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 0%.
- Comfort zone: Caro-Kann Defense: Tartakower Variation as Black, 83% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 50% against higher-rated players, 60% against lower-rated.
Based on 22 over-the-board games (4 classical). 11 with White (55%), 11 with Black (55%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 11 | 55% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line | 3 | 67% |
| Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation | 2 | 75% |
| Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with e6 | 1 | 100% |
| Center Game: Paulsen Attack Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Center Game: Berger Variation | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (8 games)
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 8 | 75% |
Against 1.d4 (3 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 3 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense: Tartakower Variation | 3 | 83% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System | 1 | 0% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation, Exchange Line | 1 | 100% |
| Slav Defense: Exchange Variation | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-05 | Andrew Bernal (1866) 54th annual World Open - 2026 | L |
| 2026-07-05 | Bud Stamper (1584) 54th annual World Open - 2026 | ½ |
| 2026-07-04 | Sebastian Van Dooijeweert (1642) 54th annual World Open - 2026 | W |
| 2026-07-04 | Ghanishth Prabhakar Awasthi (1906) 54th annual World Open - 2026 | W |
| 2026-07-03 | Anish Saravanan (1656) 54th annual World Open - 2026 | ½ |
| 2026-07-03 | Theodore Miller (1606) 54th annual World Open - 2026 | L |
| 2026-07-02 | Angelina Verma (1757) 54th annual World Open - 2026 | L |
| 2026-07-02 | Gabriel Burgos (1987) 54th annual World Open - 2026 | W |
| 2026-07-01 | Bo-Yuan Nathan Wang (1575) 54th annual World Open - 2026 | W |
| 2026-04-05 | Robbie Grattan-smith The Atlantic City Open | 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.