Michael Kanishk Walia
ENG · FIDE ID 487481 · 36 tournament games since 2024
Standard
1604
#2251 in ENG (active)
Rapid
1640
#2415 in ENG (active)
Blitz
1703
#1594 in ENG (active)
Score
46%
16 W · 1 D · 19 L
Opp. avg
1773
Last 36 games
Last game
2025-06-26
English Schools Chess Championship 2025
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 100% of games (scores 44%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e6 in 8 of 8 games (French Defense), scoring 38%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...e6 in 5 of 6 games (Horwitz Defense), scoring 70%.
- Weak spot: French Defense: Exchange Variation as Black, only 0% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 19% against higher-rated players, 61% against lower-rated.
Based on 36 over-the-board games (6 classical). 18 with White (44%), 18 with Black (47%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 18 | 44% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 3 | 33% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack, Fianchetto Defense, Fianchetto Gambit | 2 | 0% |
| Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening | 2 | 50% |
| Pirc Defense | 2 | 100% |
| Four Knights Game: Italian Variation | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (8 games)
| 1...e6 French Defense | 8 | 38% |
Against 1.d4 (6 games)
| 1...e6 Horwitz Defense | 5 | 70% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| French Defense: Exchange Variation | 3 | 0% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: London System, with e6 | 2 | 100% |
| English Opening: King's English Variation | 2 | 0% |
| French Defense: Advance Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Horwitz Defense | 1 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-26 | Vedaant Saggi English Schools Chess Championship 2025 · classical | W |
| 2025-06-26 | Tashika Arora (1846) English Schools Chess Championship 2025 · classical | L |
| 2025-06-25 | Luca Puig-Souto (1694) English Schools Chess Championship 2025 · classical | W |
| 2025-06-25 | Arnav Kumar (1793) English Schools Chess Championship 2025 · classical | L |
| 2025-06-25 | Atharv Jadhav English Schools Chess Championship 2025 · classical | L |
| 2025-06-25 | Cyrus Buckman (1554) English Schools Chess Championship 2025 · classical | ½ |
| 2024-08-02 | Richard L Britton (2054) British Chess Championships 2024 | Major Open | L |
| 2024-08-02 | Seha Konara (1591) British Chess Championships 2024 | Under 14 | W |
| 2024-08-01 | Pengxiao Zhu (1969) British Chess Championships 2024 | Major Open | W |
| 2024-08-01 | Jiarui Xu (1748) British Chess Championships 2024 | Under 14 | 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.