GMShreyas Royal
ENG · FIDE ID 448869 · 586 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2533
#7 in ENG (active)
Rapid
2400
#22 in ENG (active)
Blitz
2453
#14 in ENG (active)
Score
58%
240 W · 202 D · 144 L
Opp. avg
2340
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-08-08
2026 British Chess Championships: Championship
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 66% of games (scores 60%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 75 of 147 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 45%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 53 of 82 games (Indian Defense), scoring 59%.
- Weak spot: Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo as Black, only 35% in 13 games.
- Comfort zone: Catalan Opening: Open Defense as White, 65% in 10 games.
- By opponent strength: 38% against higher-rated players, 74% against lower-rated.
Based on 586 over-the-board games (156 classical · 41 rapid · 24 blitz). 290 with White (62%), 296 with Black (54%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 192 | 60% |
| 1.Nf3 | 43 | 62% |
| 1.e4 | 39 | 68% |
| 1.c4 | 15 | 73% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat Variation | 12 | 42% |
| Catalan Opening: Open Defense | 10 | 65% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | 9 | 72% |
| Zukertort Opening | 8 | 69% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch Variation | 6 | 75% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (147 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 75 | 45% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 58 | 64% |
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 13 | 54% |
Against 1.d4 (82 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 53 | 59% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 28 | 54% |
| 1...e6 Horwitz Defense | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 13 | 35% |
| Ruy Lopez: Closed | 12 | 38% |
| Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Steinitz Variation, Development Variation | 11 | 55% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Neo-Arkhangelsk Variation | 11 | 36% |
| Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation | 9 | 78% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-08 | Michael Adams (2595) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | ½ |
| 2026-08-07 | Luke J McShane (2597) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | W |
| 2026-08-06 | Bodhana Sivanandan (2338) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | W |
| 2026-08-04 | Supratit Banerjee (2357) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | W |
| 2026-08-03 | Peter K Wells (2313) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | W |
| 2026-08-02 | Andrew J Ledger (2312) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | ½ |
| 2026-08-01 | Aron Saunders (2225) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | W |
| 2026-07-20 | Alexander Kovchan (2445) Wood Green Invitational 2026 · classical | ½ |
| 2026-07-20 | Michael Adams (2622) Wood Green Invitational 2026 · classical | ½ |
| 2026-07-19 | Jonah B Willow (2450) Wood Green Invitational 2026 · classical | 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.