Varun Sahdev
ENG · FIDE ID 452246 · 28 tournament games since 2024
Standard
1578
#2353 in ENG (active)
Rapid
1797
#1090 in ENG (active)
Blitz
1822
#871 in ENG (active)
Score
41%
10 W · 3 D · 15 L
Opp. avg
1812
Last 28 games
Last game
2025-02-22
British Universities Chess Association 2025 | Blitz
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 93% of games (scores 46%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...d6 in 8 of 11 games (Pirc Defense), scoring 44%.
Based on 28 over-the-board games (8 blitz). 15 with White (43%), 13 with Black (38%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 14 | 46% |
| 1.d4 | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Modern Defense: Standard Defense | 2 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Declined, Alapin Formation | 2 | 50% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation | 1 | 100% |
| French Defense: Advance Variation, Main Line | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Fianchetto Defense | 1 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (11 games)
| 1...d6 Pirc Defense | 8 | 44% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 1 | 0% |
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Pirc Defense: Classical Variation | 2 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, Tartakower | 1 | 0% |
| Van't Kruijs Opening | 1 | 50% |
| English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Petrov's Defense: Three Knights Game | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-22 | Archie Lodge (1746) British Universities Chess Association 2025 | Blitz · blitz | W |
| 2025-02-22 | Sean Brunswick British Universities Chess Association 2025 | Blitz · blitz | L |
| 2025-02-22 | Jimmy Ortiz Elizarbe Cristhian (1821) British Universities Chess Association 2025 | Blitz · blitz | ½ |
| 2025-02-22 | Edgar Jasko (1782) British Universities Chess Association 2025 | Blitz · blitz | W |
| 2025-02-22 | Aidan Ryan British Universities Chess Association 2025 | Blitz · blitz | L |
| 2025-02-22 | Jia Ru Sim (1906) British Universities Chess Association 2025 | Blitz · blitz | L |
| 2025-02 | George Harman (1737) British Universities Chess Association 2025 | Blitz · blitz | W |
| 2025-02 | Julia Volovich (1798) British Universities Chess Association 2025 | Blitz · blitz | L |
| 2024-09-03 | Roman Zadvorny (1894) Menchik Memorial 2024 | Blitz Night 3 | W |
| 2024-09-03 | Roman Zadvorny (1894) Menchik Memorial 2024 | Blitz Night 3 | L |
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