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ID: 2042339

Nicholas Karas

FIDE ratings

2,019Classical
2,035Rapid
2,021Blitz

Performance

50 games
40% Win
30% Draw
30% Loss

Nicholas Karas's playing style

Strong overall score:55%20W 15D 15L over 50 games
Best with 1.e4 as White:50%in 22 games
Strongest in classical:56%in 48 games
In great form:73%12W 5D 3L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:30%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense has the largest White sample, with 4 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense
50%
50%
4g
Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack, Modern Defense, Mieses Line
50%
50%
4g
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation
50%
50%
4g
Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack, Fianchetto Defense
100%
2g
Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack
100%
2g

Openings as Black

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

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation
50%
50%
4g
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Romanishin Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Adams Attack
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation, Traditional Line
100%
2g

Repertoire

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

Starting position

24 games in this line · White to move

Results for Karas, Nicholas as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
42%
21%
38%
Move
22 · 92%
41%
18%
41%
2 · 8%
50%
50%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Jan 5, 2025
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Raitzin, Misha(1898)
L—
Jan 5, 2025
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Nkululeko, Nkosi(1970)
D—
Sep 4, 2024
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Kliber, Michael David(1762)
W—
Sep 4, 2024
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Kliber, Michael David(1762)
W—
Sep 4, 2024
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Roy, Tamaghna
W—
Sep 4, 2024
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Sailer, Mike(2095)
L—
Sep 4, 2024
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Copeland, Paul
W—
Jan 20, 2024
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Johnson, Roger
W—
Jan 20, 2024
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Wang, Aaron Ziwen(1669)
D—
Jan 20, 2024
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Johnson, Roger(1350)
W—

Research Nicholas Karas’s games and opening repertoire

Nicholas Karas is rated 2019 in standard, 2035 in rapid, 2021 in blitz by FIDE. Nicholas Karas plays for United States.

Nicholas Karas has FIDE ID 2042339.

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