IMNitish Belurkar
IND · FIDE ID 5084768 · 291 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2457
#70 in IND (active)
Rapid
2258
#117 in IND (active)
Blitz
2372
#69 in IND (active)
Score
54%
93 W · 127 D · 71 L
Opp. avg
2387
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-09-13
1st Berjaya Global Chess Open 2026 - Masters
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 78% of games (scores 65%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e6 in 32 of 67 games (French Defense), scoring 44%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 36 of 45 games (Indian Defense), scoring 54%.
- Weak spot: French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, with h4 as Black, only 21% in 7 games.
- Comfort zone: Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack as White, 90% in 5 games.
- By opponent strength: 37% against higher-rated players, 66% against lower-rated.
Based on 291 over-the-board games (79 classical · 7 rapid). 146 with White (64%), 145 with Black (44%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 114 | 65% |
| 1.d4 | 28 | 61% |
| 1.c4 | 3 | 50% |
| 1.Nf3 | 1 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Short Variation | 7 | 71% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: London System | 5 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack | 5 | 90% |
| Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation | 5 | 70% |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | 4 | 75% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (67 games)
| 1...e6 French Defense | 32 | 44% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 24 | 38% |
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 8 | 25% |
Against 1.d4 (45 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 36 | 54% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 7 | 43% |
| 1...d6 Queen's Pawn Game | 2 | 25% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line | 7 | 29% |
| French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, with h4 | 7 | 21% |
| Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Exchange Variation | 4 | 50% |
| French Defense: Exchange Variation | 3 | 50% |
| Catalan Opening: Closed | 3 | 33% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-13 | Xiangyi Liu (2391) 1st Berjaya Global Chess Open 2026 - Masters | L |
| 2026-09-12 | Viani Antonio Dcunha (2374) 1st Berjaya Global Chess Open 2026 - Masters | ½ |
| 2026-09-11 | Abhijeet Gupta (2544) 1st Berjaya Global Chess Open 2026 - Masters | L |
| 2026-09-10 | Deepan Chakkravarthy J. (2385) 1st Berjaya Global Chess Open 2026 - Masters · classical | W |
| 2026-09-10 | Haochen Jiang (2480) 1st Berjaya Global Chess Open 2026 - Masters · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-08 | Avinash Ramesh (2378) 1st Berjaya Global Chess Open 2026 - Masters | W |
| 2026-09-08 | Zilong Yang (2326) 1st Berjaya Global Chess Open 2026 - Masters | ½ |
| 2026-09-08 | Mahindrakar Indrajeet (2149) 1st Berjaya Global Chess Open 2026 - Masters | W |
| 2026-08-23 | Peter Prohaszka (2556) Kanizsa Open 2026 | Group A | Top boards · classical | ½ |
| 2026-08-22 | Jyotshnav Talukdar (2237) Kanizsa Open 2026 | Group A | Top boards · classical | W |
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