Sathya Vaidyanathan
ENG · FIDE ID 490539 · 208 tournament games since 2021
Standard
1907
#745 in ENG (active)
Rapid
1819
#965 in ENG (active)
Blitz
1928
#433 in ENG (active)
Score
44%
66 W · 49 D · 93 L
Opp. avg
1912
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-08-09
2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 95% of games (scores 47%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 59 of 59 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 42%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 29 of 29 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 45%.
- Weak spot: Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred as Black, only 8% in 6 games.
- Comfort zone: French Defense: Schlechter Variation as White, 70% in 10 games.
- By opponent strength: 29% against higher-rated players, 66% against lower-rated.
Based on 208 over-the-board games (51 classical · 49 rapid · 15 blitz). 101 with White (48%), 107 with Black (40%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 96 | 47% |
| 1.b4 | 5 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation | 11 | 50% |
| French Defense: Schlechter Variation | 10 | 70% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional | 10 | 15% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation, Rubinstein Variation | 7 | 71% |
| Scotch Game: Potter Variation | 6 | 25% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (59 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 59 | 42% |
Against 1.d4 (29 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 29 | 45% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | 6 | 17% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred | 6 | 8% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: London System | 5 | 80% |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 4 | 25% |
| Catalan Opening: Closed Variation, Traditional Variation | 4 | 63% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-09 | Yiwen Ding (1951) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | ½ |
| 2026-08-08 | Martin J Faulkner (1945) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | W |
| 2026-08-06 | Jake Martin (1949) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | L |
| 2026-08-04 | Sean Rice 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | L |
| 2026-08-03 | Arthur Kendall (2078) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | ½ |
| 2026-08-02 | Will Barton (1680) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | W |
| 2026-08-01 | Marcel Schroer (2071) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | L |
| 2026-06-28 | Chris Vassiliou (1884) 9th Crewe Congress 2026 Open | ½ |
| 2026-06-28 | Sebastian Mokhber-Garcia (1900) 9th Crewe Congress 2026 Open | L |
| 2026-06-27 | Senith Thenula Gunarathne (2016) 9th Crewe Congress 2026 Open | W |
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