CMLuca Protopopescu
FRA · FIDE ID 651088894 · 138 tournament games since 2023
Standard
1899
#2884 in FRA (active)
Rapid
2209
#310 in FRA (active)
Blitz
1881
#1709 in FRA (active)
Score
63%
75 W · 25 D · 38 L
Opp. avg
1860
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-06-27
FIDE World Cadets Cup 2026 | O10
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 90% of games (scores 66%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 16 of 37 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 69%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 20 of 23 games (Indian Defense), scoring 53%.
- By opponent strength: 25% against higher-rated players, 66% against lower-rated.
Based on 138 over-the-board games (37 classical · 21 blitz · 9 rapid). 71 with White (65%), 67 with Black (62%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 64 | 66% |
| 1.Nf3 | 3 | 83% |
| 1.d4 | 2 | 0% |
| 1.g3 | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation | 4 | 88% |
| Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack | 3 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation, Traditional Line | 2 | 75% |
| Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation | 2 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (37 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 16 | 69% |
| 1...e6 French Defense | 12 | 63% |
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 8 | 81% |
Against 1.d4 (23 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 20 | 53% |
| 1...f5 Dutch Defense | 2 | 25% |
| 1...c5 Benoni Defense | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation | 3 | 67% |
| Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Exchange Variation | 3 | 50% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense | 3 | 67% |
| Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation | 3 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation | 2 | 75% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-27 | Nurali Nurshin (1909) FIDE World Cadets Cup 2026 | O10 · classical | L |
| 2026-06-26 | Matei Liga (1850) FIDE World Cadets Cup 2026 | O10 · classical | W |
| 2026-06-25 | Joohwan Kwak (1801) FIDE World Cadets Cup 2026 | O10 · classical | W |
| 2026-06-24 | Noel Contala (1735) FIDE World Cadets Cup 2026 | O10 · classical | W |
| 2026-06-23 | Akims Jefimovs (1828) FIDE World Cadets Cup 2026 | O10 · classical | L |
| 2026-06-21 | Manvel Vardanyan (1768) FIDE World Cadets Cup 2026 | O10 · classical | W |
| 2026-06-20 | Mark Melkonyan (1692) FIDE World Cadets Cup 2026 | O10 · classical | W |
| 2026-06-19 | Nova Ayer Juyal (1811) FIDE World Cadets Cup 2026 | O10 · classical | L |
| 2026-06-18 | Sehandu Dulneth Fernando (1655) FIDE World Cadets Cup 2026 | O10 · classical | W |
| 2026-06-17 | Andria Qubaneishvili (1632) FIDE World Cadets Cup 2026 | O10 · classical | ½ |
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