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Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu

RomaniaFIDE ID 1202758

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Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu's classical titles

1 classical title, newest first

  • European Championship 20051st
  • European Championship 

Luft classical rating

Not ranked yet: the Luft classical rating needs at least 10 classical games in top events over the last year.

Openings

Their most-played, from 86 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense1461%
Italian Game950%
Nimzo-Indian Defense560%
Ruy Lopez450%
Petrov's Defense350%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 14 games, won 3, drew 11, lost 0 · 61%

VariationGamesScore
Moscow Variation550%
Najdorf Variation350%
Closed2100%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack275%
Kan Variation150%
Taimanov Variation150%

Italian Game

With White: 9 games, won 1, drew 7, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation438%
Giuoco Pianissimo367%
Two Knights Defense150%
Giuoco Piano150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With White: 5 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 0 · 60%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation560%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 4 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Open150%
Open Berlin Defense150%
Berlin Defense150%
Morphy Defense150%

Petrov's Defense

With White: 3 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Modern Attack250%
Classical Attack150%

Italian Game

With Black: 9 games, won 1, drew 7, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense658%
Giuoco Pianissimo225%
Scotch Invitation Declined150%

English Opening

With Black: 5 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 1 · 40%

VariationGamesScore
Mikenas-Carls Variation225%
Agincourt Defense150%
King's English Variation150%
Anglo-Indian Defense150%

French Defense

With Black: 5 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 1 · 40%

VariationGamesScore
Winawer Variation438%
Advance Variation150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With Black: 4 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
St. Petersburg Variation275%
Rubinstein System150%
Classical Variation10%

Bogo-Indian Defense

With Black: 4 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Grünfeld Variation250%
Nimzowitsch Variation150%
Exchange Variation150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
German Bundesliga 2025/2626 Apr 20265/9+7+6
Austrian Bundesliga 2025/2619 Apr 20265/11−7−8
European Team Chess Championship 202514 Oct 20253½/7+5+4
German Bundesliga 2024/2527 Apr 20254½/8+5+5
Austrian Bundesliga 2024/256 Apr 20256½/10+12+12

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMD. Kollars17 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship2642
GMN. Abasov4 Feb 2024 · Bundesliga 2023/242641
GMS. Gumularz18 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242571
GMA. Neiksans24 Apr 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262568
GMV. Dragnev12 Jan 2025 · German Bundesliga 2024/252563

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMD. NavaraLast 9 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20253030
GMP. IdaniLast 28 Feb 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/263021
GMV. DragnevLast 13 Dec 2025 · Austrian Bundesliga 2025/263120
GMV. IvicLast 22 Oct 2023 · Bundesliga 2023/242020
GMB. GleduraLast 30 Nov 2024 · German Bundesliga 2024/252011

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