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De Firmian, Nick

Standard: 2365 Rapid: 2468 Blitz: 2387 (last updated 2026-11-02)

FIDE ID: 2000105 (view FIDE profile)

Federation: USA Sex: M Birth Year: 1957 Age: 69

Title: GM Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —

Games: 13 Wins: 7 (54%) Draws: 4 (31%) Losses: 2 (15%)

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13 of 13 games analyzed.

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Openings

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As White 7 games 4W 3D 0L

Sicilian Defense 5 games 3W 2D 0L

Kan Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Knight Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Taimanov Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Bastrikov Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Lasker-Pelikan Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Sveshnikov Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Four Knights Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Najdorf Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Amsterdam Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Ruy Lopez 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Morphy Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Anderssen Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Petrov's Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Classical Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Staunton Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L

As Black 6 games 3W 1D 2L

Sicilian Defense 5 games 2W 1D 2L

Najdorf Variation 2 games 0W 0D 2L

(unspecified) 2 games 0W 0D 2L

Closed 2 games 1W 1D 0L

Botvinnik Defense, with Nge2 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Traditional 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Alapin Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Catalan Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Blunders Top 4 of 47

This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?

2026.02.08 · 30. Rc1 (−55.8% win chance) 1-0

Wang, Rocky

De Firmian, Nick

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2026.02.08 · 29. Rc5 (−44.5% win chance) 1-0

Wang, Rocky

De Firmian, Nick

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2026.02.08 · 31. Rb1 (−41.4% win chance) 1-0

Wang, Rocky

De Firmian, Nick

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2026.02.07 · 54... Rxf4 (−39.8% win chance) 0-1

De Firmian, Nick

Xu, Ryan (Zhuoyuan)

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Games Showing all 13 games

Date	Event	Round	Opponent	Result	Accuracy %	First moves
2026.02.17	Round 9: Debmisra, Ariv - De Firmian, Nick	9.4	2026.02.17 Debmisra, Ariv (39900207) (1962)	1	97.10%	1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5
2026.02.17	Round 8: De Firmian, Nick - Ibragim Khamrakulov	8.2	2026.02.17 Ibragim Khamrakulov	½	95.90%	1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4
2026.02.16	Round 7: De Firmian, Nick - Moorhouse, Will	7.3	2026.02.16 Moorhouse, Will (30989531) (2092)	1	81.20%	1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4
2026.02.16	Round 6: Swaminathan, Pranav - De Firmian, Nick	6.3	2026.02.16 Swaminathan, Pranav (30970482) (2132)	0	86.90%	1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4
2026.02.15	Round 5: De Firmian, Nick - Bhoopathi, Rishith	5.4	2026.02.15 Bhoopathi, Rishith (39940870) (2023)	1	93.70%	1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6
2026.02.14	Round 3: De Firmian, Nick - Ismayilova, Khanim	3.3	2026.02.14 Ismayilova, Khanim (13429019) (1980)	1	97.50%	1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4
2026.02.14	Round 2: Barrow, William J - De Firmian, Nick	2.6	2026.02.14 Barrow, William J (2026929) (1937)	1	97.50%	1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nge2 g6
2026.02.13	Round 4: Paul, Justin - De Firmian, Nick	4.1	2026.02.13 Paul, Justin (2086581) (2323)	0	86.20%	1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4
2026.02.13	Round 1: Nick E De Firmian - Sukhiashvili, Alexander	1.3	2026.02.13 Sukhiashvili, Alexander (39923738) (2029)	½	94.50%	1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4
2026.02.08	Round 4: De Firmian, Nick - Wang, Rocky	4.5	2026.02.08 Wang, Rocky (30977215) (1971)	1	75.60%	1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4
2026.02.07	Round 3: Xu, Ryan (Zhuoyuan) - De Firmian, Nick	3.8	2026.02.07 Xu, Ryan (Zhuoyuan) (329105250) (1898)	1	87.40%	1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5
2026.02.07	Round 2: Lee, Rohan - De Firmian, Nick	2.8	2026.02.07 Lee, Rohan (39927865) (1908)	½	95.10%	1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4
2026.02.07	Round 1: De Firmian, Nick - Peyton, Nathan	1.4	2026.02.07 Peyton, Nathan (39921972) (1954)	½	87.40%	1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6