Nidal Ghanoui
MAR · FIDE ID 9003231 · 20 tournament games since 2024
Standard
2086
#23 in MAR (active)
Rapid
2080
#31 in MAR (active)
Blitz
2143
#17 in MAR (active)
Score
45%
8 W · 2 D · 10 L
Opp. avg
2172
Last 20 games
Last game
2026-09-27
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 38-62
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 67% of games (scores 63%), otherwise 1.Nf3 (25%).
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 4 of 4 games (Indian Defense), scoring 50%.
- By opponent strength: 18% against higher-rated players, 60% against lower-rated.
Based on 20 over-the-board games. 12 with White (50%), 8 with Black (38%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 8 | 63% |
| 1.Nf3 | 3 | 33% |
| 1.d4 | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat Variation | 1 | 0% |
| King's Indian Attack: Spassky Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation, Original Defense | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.d4 (4 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 4 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Rapport-Jobava System | 1 | 100% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense | 1 | 100% |
| King's Indian Attack | 1 | 0% |
| Zukertort Opening: Old Indian Attack | 1 | 100% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | Jun-Wei Chen (2180) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 38-62 | L |
| 2026-09-26 | Mohammed Dhaidan N Alotaibi (1868) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 63-87 | W |
| 2026-09-25 | Endrit Uruci (2312) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 38-62 | ½ |
| 2026-09-23 | Mateu Boci (2317) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 38-62 | L |
| 2026-09-21 | Tuan An Tran (1945) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 38-62 | L |
| 2026-09-20 | David Alejandro Cabezas Solano (2271) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 38-62 | L |
| 2026-09-18 | Mukhammadali Abdurakhmonov (2390) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | L |
| 2026-09-17 | Gary Clark (1831) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 38-62 | W |
| 2026-09-16 | Rauf Mamedov (2631) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 1-12 | L |
| 2024-03-31 | Yasser Hadj Kholti (2105) 12th Chess Mind Tournament | ½ |
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