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ID: 14542781

Benjamin Kanizaj

FIDE ratings

2,120Classical
1,959Rapid
2,104Blitz

Performance

50 games
32% Win
34% Draw
34% Loss

Benjamin Kanizaj's playing style

Overall score:49%16W 17D 17L over 50 games
Dominates 1.e4 as White:64%in 18 games
Out of form:13%0W 5D 15L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:34%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Normal has the largest White sample, with 2 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Normal
100%
2g
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack
100%
2g
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Chistyakov Defense
100%
2g
Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Slav Defense has the largest Black sample, with 4 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Slav Defense
100%
4g
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation
100%
2g
Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Nimzowitsch Attack
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation
100%
2g

Repertoire

18 games as white in scope
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Move arrowsfrequency, not engine evaluation

Starting position

18 games in this line · White to move

Results for Kanizaj, Benjamin as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
44%
39%
17%
Move
18 · 100%
44%
39%
17%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Aug 16, 2025
OTB - TWIC
FMWendl, Philipp(2257)
D—
Aug 15, 2025
OTB - TWIC
IMFilipovic, Br(2249)
D—
Aug 13, 2025
OTB - TWIC
Torkkola, Henri(2260)
D—
Aug 10, 2025
OTB - TWIC
GMAlonso, Salvador(2452)
L—
Jan 8, 2025
OTB - TWIC
IMZufic, Miroslav(2313)
L—
Jan 6, 2025
OTB - TWIC
FMJakovic, Roko(2273)
L—
Jan 4, 2025
OTB - TWIC
GMSaric, Ante(2465)
L—
Jan 4, 2025
OTB - PGN-Mentor
GMSaric, Ante(2483)
L—
Oct 12, 2024
OTB - TWIC
GMSaric, Ante(2465)
L—
Oct 12, 2024
OTB - PGN-Mentor
GMSaric, Ante(2491)
L—

Research Benjamin Kanizaj’s games and opening repertoire

Benjamin Kanizaj is rated 2120 in standard, 1959 in rapid, 2104 in blitz by FIDE. Benjamin Kanizaj plays for Croatia.

Benjamin Kanizaj has FIDE ID 14542781.

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