IMEdoardo Di Benedetto
ITA · FIDE ID 875740 · 237 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2485
#9 in ITA (active)
Rapid
2384
#40 in ITA (active)
Blitz
2325
#43 in ITA (active)
Score
67%
108 W · 100 D · 29 L
Opp. avg
2337
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-09-27
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 1-12
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 82% of games (scores 64%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e6 in 58 of 60 games (French Defense), scoring 63%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 20 of 39 games (Indian Defense), scoring 63%.
- Comfort zone: King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Immediate Fianchetto as White, 75% in 6 games.
- By opponent strength: 44% against higher-rated players, 81% against lower-rated.
- Drawish: 42% of games end in a draw.
Based on 237 over-the-board games (84 classical · 9 rapid). 119 with White (65%), 118 with Black (68%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 98 | 64% |
| 1.Nf3 | 17 | 74% |
| 1.a3 | 2 | 25% |
| 1.e4 | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Immediate Fianchetto | 6 | 75% |
| Catalan Opening: Closed | 4 | 75% |
| Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Ultra-Delayed Exchange Variation | 4 | 50% |
| Zukertort Opening | 4 | 50% |
| Slav Defense: Quiet Variation, Schallopp Defense | 4 | 88% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (60 games)
| 1...e6 French Defense | 58 | 63% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 2 | 50% |
Against 1.d4 (39 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 20 | 63% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 18 | 69% |
| 1...e6 Horwitz Defense | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation | 9 | 61% |
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Chistyakov Defense | 8 | 63% |
| French Defense: Classical Variation, Burn Variation, Morozevich Line | 6 | 58% |
| French Defense: Exchange Variation | 6 | 67% |
| Catalan Opening: Open Defense | 4 | 88% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | Luke J McShane (2598) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 1-12 | ½ |
| 2026-09-26 | Cristhian Camilo Rios Gomez (2412) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | W |
| 2026-09-25 | Hugo Lopez Silva (2369) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | W |
| 2026-09-23 | Daniel Titichoca Daza (2138) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | ½ |
| 2026-09-21 | James Dinham (2124) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | W |
| 2026-09-21 | Nayaka Budhidharma (2383) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | ½ |
| 2026-09-19 | Zhuo Ren Lim (2309) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | W |
| 2026-09-17 | Shinya Kojima (2273) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | W |
| 2026-09-16 | Kyaw Thiha (1655) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | W |
| 2026-08-14 | Shant Sargsyan (2643) 24th Int. Chess Tournament Spilimbergo 2026 · classical | ½ |
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