Oleg Verbytski
ENG · FIDE ID 495506 · 281 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2131
#197 in ENG (active)
Rapid
2169
#107 in ENG (active)
Blitz
2190
#82 in ENG (active)
Score
54%
124 W · 55 D · 102 L
Opp. avg
2109
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-08-09
2026 British Chess Championships: Championship
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 100% of games (scores 52%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 78 of 78 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 57%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 35 of 39 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 54%.
- Weak spot: English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined as Black, only 17% in 6 games.
- Comfort zone: Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line as Black, 66% in 16 games.
- By opponent strength: 35% against higher-rated players, 70% against lower-rated.
Based on 281 over-the-board games (81 rapid · 49 classical · 30 blitz). 144 with White (52%), 137 with Black (55%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 144 | 52% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 13 | 58% |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation | 9 | 22% |
| Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening | 7 | 36% |
| Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Modern Bc4 Variation | 6 | 58% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack, Modern Defense | 6 | 33% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (78 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 78 | 57% |
Against 1.d4 (39 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 35 | 54% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 4 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line | 16 | 66% |
| Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Sokolsky Variation | 8 | 56% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | 8 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation | 7 | 43% |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | 7 | 64% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-09 | Sai Vaddhireddy (1953) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | ½ |
| 2026-08-08 | Kanishka Bhatia (2073) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | L |
| 2026-08-07 | Zain Patel (2077) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | W |
| 2026-08-06 | James Thomas (2005) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | L |
| 2026-08-05 | Ioanis Lentzos (2110) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | L |
| 2026-08-04 | Tarun Kanyamarala (2398) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | L |
| 2026-08-03 | John M Potter (2092) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | W |
| 2026-08-02 | Toby Quaite (2085) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | ½ |
| 2026-08-01 | Michael Adams (2622) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | L |
| 2026-07-23 | Venkata Ananth Akshay Kilambi (2021) Sussex University Masters · classical | L |
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