FMAdithya Vaidyanathan
ENG · FIDE ID 495450 · 380 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2240
#90 in ENG (active)
Rapid
2194
#94 in ENG (active)
Blitz
2134
#122 in ENG (active)
Score
59%
194 W · 58 D · 128 L
Opp. avg
2161
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-08-09
2026 British Chess Championships: Championship
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 58% of games (scores 62%), otherwise 1.Nf3 (32%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 99 of 99 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 59%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 34 of 56 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 59%.
- Weak spot: Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation as Black, only 20% in 5 games.
- Comfort zone: Queen's Gambit Declined as White, 93% in 7 games.
- By opponent strength: 31% against higher-rated players, 73% against lower-rated.
Based on 380 over-the-board games (112 classical · 97 rapid · 26 blitz). 193 with White (59%), 187 with Black (58%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 112 | 62% |
| 1.Nf3 | 62 | 59% |
| 1.c4 | 17 | 35% |
| 1.e4 | 2 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | 15 | 67% |
| King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Rare Defenses | 15 | 60% |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation | 8 | 50% |
| Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation | 8 | 69% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined | 7 | 93% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (99 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 99 | 59% |
Against 1.d4 (56 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 34 | 59% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 22 | 61% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation | 15 | 47% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation | 12 | 50% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined | 9 | 44% |
| Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind | 7 | 36% |
| Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation, Early Deviations | 6 | 42% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-09 | Arjun Kolani (2158) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | L |
| 2026-08-08 | Ruqayyah Rida (2070) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | W |
| 2026-08-07 | Sooraj M R (2187) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | L |
| 2026-08-06 | Tim P Wall (2148) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | ½ |
| 2026-08-05 | Stephen J Gordon (2429) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | L |
| 2026-08-04 | Neil McDonald (2399) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | ½ |
| 2026-08-03 | George Zhao (2125) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | W |
| 2026-08-02 | Shambavi Hariharan (2025) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | W |
| 2026-08-01 | Adam Sefton (2003) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | L |
| 2026-07-24 | Gerard Ayats Llobera (2438) 42nd Andorra Open 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.