Zoe Veselow
ENG · FIDE ID 497657 · 105 tournament games since 2021
Standard
1756
#1477 in ENG (active)
Rapid
1872
#707 in ENG (active)
Blitz
1680
#1724 in ENG (active)
Score
50%
45 W · 15 D · 45 L
Opp. avg
1717
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-05-02
4NCL Division 2 2025-2026
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 100% of games (scores 52%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 27 of 31 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 57%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 15 of 16 games (Indian Defense), scoring 47%.
- Comfort zone: Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation as Black, 75% in 6 games.
- By opponent strength: 31% against higher-rated players, 62% against lower-rated.
Based on 105 over-the-board games (23 rapid · 12 blitz · 7 classical). 51 with White (52%), 54 with Black (48%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 51 | 52% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| French Defense: Exchange Variation | 4 | 75% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack | 4 | 50% |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 4 | 88% |
| Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Cobra Variation | 2 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (31 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 27 | 57% |
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 4 | 50% |
Against 1.d4 (16 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 15 | 47% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 7 | 57% |
| Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation | 6 | 75% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation | 3 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Maróczy Bind, Réti Variation | 3 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: French Variation | 3 | 33% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-02 | William J Taylor (1998) 4NCL Division 2 2025-2026 | L |
| 2025-06-14 | Amoako Philip Selikem Yao (1948) FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Team Championships 2025 | Blitz (Pool B) · blitz | L |
| 2025-06-14 | Carmel Barwick (1837) FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Team Championships 2025 | Blitz (Pool B) · blitz | W |
| 2025-06-14 | Georgiana-Steluta Morea (1919) FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Team Championships 2025 | Blitz (Pool B) · blitz | L |
| 2025-06-14 | Aryaman Ganguly (1826) FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Team Championships 2025 | Blitz (Pool B) · blitz | L |
| 2025-06-14 | Changjie Zhang (1657) FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Team Championships 2025 | Blitz (Pool B) · blitz | L |
| 2025-06-14 | Yossi Raiko (1959) FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Team Championships 2025 | Blitz (Pool B) · blitz | W |
| 2025-06-14 | Murat Omarov (1964) FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Team Championships 2025 | Blitz (Pool B) · blitz | L |
| 2025-06-14 | David Muradyan FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Team Championships 2025 | Blitz (Pool B) · blitz | ½ |
| 2025-06-14 | Yihua Ding (1536) FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Team Championships 2025 | Blitz (Pool B) · blitz | W |
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