Player profile
Velikanov, Alexander
Dossier
21 of 21 games analyzed.
Accuracy: 90.4%
Opened e4: 6/7Opened Nf3: 1/7
Castled kingside: 8Same-side castling: 6Opposite-side castling: 2Did not castle: 2Castled queenside: 1
Played on the queenside: 4Played in the center: 3Fianchettoed kingside: 3Played on the kingside: 3Fianchettoed queenside: 1
Space advantage: 8Isolated pawn: 7Backward pawn: 7Sacrificed material: 7Initiated exchanges: 7Active pieces: 6Kept the bishop pair: 4Missed tactics: 2Avoided exchanges: 2Played gambits: 1
Openings
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As White 7 games 2W 1D 3L
Sicilian Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Alapin Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
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0L
Anti-Alapin Gambit
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Vienna Game 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Falkbeer Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Four Knights Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
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1 game
1W
0D
0L
Nimzowitsch Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
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1 game
0W
0D
1L
Italian Game 1 game 0W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 0L
Giuoco Pianissimo
1 game
0W
0D
0L
Zukertort Opening 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Gambit Invitation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
As Black 4 games 2W 1D 1L
Sicilian Defense 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Closed 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Four Knights Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Exchange Variation
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Kramnik Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
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Benko Gambit 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Zaitsev System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
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1 game
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Blunders Top 4 of 43
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Games Showing all 21 games
| Date | Event | Round | Color | Opponent | Result | Accuracy % | First moves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026.05.22 | Round 3: Jacobson, Brandon - Velikanov, Alexander | 3.4 | 2026.05.22 Jacobson, Brandon (30901561) (2594) | 0 | 86.60% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 | |
| 2025.04.26 | Round 8: Velikanov, Alexander - Cuenca Jimenez, Jose Fernando | 8.27 | 2025.04.26 Cuenca Jimenez, Jose Fernando (2255570) (2487) | 0 | 81.80% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. d4 d6 | |
| 2025.04.23 | Round 2: Velikanov, Alexander - Pranesh M | 2.10 | 2025.04.23 Pranesh M (35028600) (2572) | ½ | 94.90% | 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 | |
| 2024.12.27 | 34th Annual North American Open | 3.26 | 2024.12.27 Wilber, Matthew K (2050404) (2109) | 1 | 94.80% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 | |
| 2024.12.27 | 34th Annual North American Open | 2.28 | 2024.12.27 Yang, Ching Wei Austin (16300440) (2157) | ½ | 95.90% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 | |
| 2024.09.02 | 2024 Illinois Open | 7.1 | 2024.09.02 Shetty, Anshul (30945828) (2071) | 1 | 97.90% | 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Nf6 | |
| 2024.09.02 | 2024 Illinois Open | 6.3 | 2024.09.02 Rao, Anjaneya Sripathy (30954770) (2232) | 1 | 98.00% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Nc6 | |
| 2024.09.01 | 2024 Illinois Open | 5.1 | 2024.09.01 Liang, Awonder (2056437) (2671) | 0 | 85.80% | 1. e4 Nc6 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 g6 | |
| 2024.09.01 | 2024 Illinois Open | 4.2 | 2024.09.01 Gratz, Glen (2006103) (2094) | * | 83.20% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 | |
| 2024.08.31 | 2024 Illinois Open | 3.3 | 2024.08.31 Das, Debarghya (39926265) (1859) | 1 | 95.60% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 a6 3. Nc3 c5 | |
| 2023.09.23 | Six Days One Year GM-B | 9.3 | 2023.09.23 Baum, Jonasz (1195360) (2436) | 1 | 94.00% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 | |
| 2023.09.22 | Six Days One Year GM-B | 8.4 | 2023.09.22 Fodor, Tamas Jr. (723762) (2493) | ½ | 98.30% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 | |
| 2023.09.22 | Six Days One Year GM-B | 7.2 | 2023.09.22 Siddharth, Jagadeesh (5818320) (2391) | ½ | 92.20% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 | |
| 2023.09.21 | Six Days One Year GM-B | 6.5 | 2023.09.21 Palczert, Matyas (784958) (2344) | ½ | 96.50% | 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Nf6 | |
| 2023.09.20 | Six Days One Year GM-B | 5.1 | 2023.09.20 Grover, Sahaj (5021103) (2488) | ½ | 97.90% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 | |
| 2023.09.20 | Six Days One Year GM-B | 4.5 | 2023.09.20 Lee, Jun Hyeok (2379) | 1 | 90.00% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. e3 Bb7 | |
| 2023.09.19 | Six Days One Year GM-B | 3.2 | 2023.09.19 Xiao, Tong(Qd) (8622388) (2452) | ½ | 97.30% | 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 | |
| 2023.09.19 | Six Days One Year GM-B | 2.4 | 2023.09.19 Yeganegi, Barad (42516340) (2261) | ½ | 98.00% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 | |
| 2023.09.18 | Six Days One Year GM-B | 1.3 | 2023.09.18 Varga, Zoltan (2368) | 1 | 98.30% | 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 | |
| ????.??.?? | 2024 Illinois Open | 1.2 | ????.??.?? Fei, Irene Jiao (30980895) (1908) | ½ | 97.80% | 1. e4 c6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 e5 | |
| 2023.12.15 | Round 4: Alexander Velikanov - Maurice Gulatz | 2023.12.15 Maurice Gulatz (2163) | 0 | 80.40% | 1. Nf3 e6 2. g3 f5 3. Bg2 Nf6 |