GMVladimir Kramnik
RUS · FIDE ID 4101588 · 214 tournament games since 2020
Standard
2753
FIDE rating
Rapid
2700
FIDE rating
Blitz
2670
FIDE rating
Score
50%
69 W · 76 D · 69 L
Opp. avg
2619
Last 50 games
Last game
2025-02-17
CCT Chessable Masters 2025 | Play-in - Swiss
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 40% of games (scores 46%), otherwise 1.c4 (31%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 17 of 36 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 50%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 32 of 43 games (Indian Defense), scoring 48%.
- Weak spot: Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Lipnitsky Attack as White, only 33% in 6 games.
- By opponent strength: 50% against higher-rated players, 57% against lower-rated.
- Drawish: 36% of games end in a draw.
Based on 214 over-the-board games (46 rapid · 24 blitz). 106 with White (53%), 108 with Black (47%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 42 | 46% |
| 1.c4 | 33 | 53% |
| 1.Nf3 | 15 | 57% |
| 1.d4 | 15 | 63% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 8 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Lipnitsky Attack | 6 | 33% |
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Ultra-Symmetrical Variation | 6 | 58% |
| Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Italian Four Knights Variation | 4 | 88% |
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation | 4 | 63% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (36 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 17 | 50% |
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 12 | 38% |
| 1...e6 French Defense | 6 | 42% |
Against 1.d4 (43 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 32 | 48% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 9 | 28% |
| 1...e6 Horwitz Defense | 2 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Barmen Variation | 7 | 57% |
| French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation | 4 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with e6 | 4 | 38% |
| Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line | 4 | 25% |
| Bogo-Indian Defense: Exchange Variation | 4 | 38% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-17 | Andrew Hong (2547) CCT Chessable Masters 2025 | Play-in - Swiss · rapid | L |
| 2023-09-26 | Ian Nepomniachtchi (2766) Levitov Chess Week 2023 | L |
| 2023-09-26 | Wesley So (2765) Levitov Chess Week 2023 | L |
| 2023-09-26 | Viswanathan Anand (2745) Levitov Chess Week 2023 | ½ |
| 2023-09-26 | Peter Svidler (2722) Levitov Chess Week 2023 | L |
| 2023-09-25 | Levon Aronian (2756) Levitov Chess Week 2023 | ½ |
| 2023-09-25 | Boris Gelfand (2619) Levitov Chess Week 2023 | ½ |
| 2023-09-25 | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2711) Levitov Chess Week 2023 | L |
| 2023-09-25 | Alexander Grischuk (2709) Levitov Chess Week 2023 | ½ |
| 2023-09-25 | Daniil Dubov (2717) Levitov Chess Week 2023 | 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.