FMGabriel Sam
USA · FIDE ID 75000776 · 13 tournament games since 2025
Standard
2248
#230 in USA (active)
Rapid
2176
#172 in USA (active)
Blitz
2277
#127 in USA (active)
Score
50%
2 W · 9 D · 2 L
Opp. avg
2369
Last 13 games
Last game
2026-08-23
Kanizsa Open 2026 | Group A | Top boards
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 100% of games (scores 50%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 5 of 5 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 40%.
- Weak spot: Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack as Black, only 33% in 3 games.
- Drawish: 69% of games end in a draw.
Based on 13 over-the-board games (9 classical). 6 with White (50%), 7 with Black (50%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 6 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with d6 | 2 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Ruy Lopez: Closed | 1 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with e6 | 1 | 0% |
| Ruy Lopez: Closed, Martinez Variation | 1 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (5 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 5 | 40% |
Against 1.d4 (2 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 2 | 75% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack | 3 | 33% |
| Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Catalan Opening | 1 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-23 | Balazs Pasztor (2394) Kanizsa Open 2026 | Group A | Top boards · classical | ½ |
| 2026-08-22 | Bartlomiej Turski (2391) Kanizsa Open 2026 | Group A | Top boards · classical | ½ |
| 2026-08-21 | Manish Anto Cristiano F (2376) Kanizsa Open 2026 | Group A | Lower boards · classical | ½ |
| 2026-08-20 | Pierre Bailet (2423) Kanizsa Open 2026 | Group A | Top boards · classical | ½ |
| 2026-08-19 | Dejan Omorjan (2334) Kanizsa Open 2026 | Group A | Lower boards · classical | W |
| 2026-08-18 | Tamizh Amudhan S (1914) Kanizsa Open 2026 | Group A | Lower boards · classical | W |
| 2026-08-17 | Mummana Venkata Ruthvik (2178) Kanizsa Open 2026 | Group A | Lower boards · classical | ½ |
| 2026-08-16 | Jonasz Baum (2470) Kanizsa Open 2026 | Group A | Lower boards · classical | L |
| 2026-08-15 | Anastasiia Hnatyshyn (2465) Kanizsa Open 2026 | Group A | Top boards · classical | ½ |
| 2026-08-02 | Nico Zwirs (2435) Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2026 | Open A | ½ |
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