Prepare against Felix-Antonio Ilinca

GM · Romania · World #642 classical · FIDE ID 54764998

When preparing against Felix-Antonio Ilinca, expect 1.d4 in 64% of White games. Against 1.e4 the reply is 1...c5 (48% of games); against 1.d4, 1...Nf6 (57%). Lowest win rate among frequent openings: Modern Defense as Black, 34.5% over 29 games.

Our database contains 1,066 games by Felix-Antonio Ilinca, covering Oct 2020 to Nov 2026. Below you'll find Felix-Antonio Ilinca's most-played openings with White and Black, career performance record, notable wins and top events — everything you need to scout Felix-Antonio Ilinca before a game. You can open the same data in the free interactive preparation workstation, which builds a move-by-move opening tree from every game.

Ratings

Time control	Current	Peak	Peak date
Classical	2,491	2,507	Oct 2026
Rapid	2,406	2,406	Nov 2026
Blitz	2,452	2,452	Nov 2026

Performance record

Split	Games	Wins	Draws	Losses	Win rate
Overall	1,066	590	196	280	55.3%
As White	547	317	105	125	58.0%
As Black	519	273	91	155	52.6%

FIDE rated record

From FIDE's official rated-game ledger (2020-2026): 1,279 rated games against 946 different opponents, across 162 events in 14 countries. These counts cover FIDE-rated play only, so they differ from the database totals above.

By time control

Format	Games	W	D	L	Win rate	Avg opp	Perf	Unbeaten
Classical	738	390	189	159	52.8%	2,164	2,286	22
Rapid	162	113	13	36	69.8%	1,866	2,045	15
Blitz	303	212	23	68	70.0%	2,094	2,283	13

Against the field

Opposition	Games	W	D	L	Win rate
Against higher-rated	414	136	112	166	32.9%
Against lower-rated	834	589	136	109	70.6%

Wins over titled players: 49 vs GM · 109 vs IM · 165 vs FM · 46 vs CM · 9 vs WGM · 6 vs WIM · 9 vs WFM · 3 vs WCM.

Tournament wins

22 tournament wins from 151 events, 11 of them outright.

Year by year

Year	Games	W	D	L	Avg opp	Perf
2026	177	99	45	33	2,324	2,474
2025	280	170	55	55	2,234	2,398
2024	242	144	58	40	2,219	2,391
2023	236	138	46	52	2,134	2,277
2022	214	123	30	61	1,942	2,059
2021	122	72	14	36	1,629	1,705
2020	8	5	0	3	1,279	1,337

Where Felix-Antonio Ilinca has played

Spain (123) · Romania (20) · Türkiye (6) · Hungary (3) · United Arab Emirates (3) · Andorra (2) · Italy (2) · Montenegro (2) · Portugal (2) · Czechia (1) · France (1) · Georgia (1) · Greece (1) · Serbia (1)

Move-by-move preparation stats

Straight from the preparation tree built over all of Felix-Antonio Ilinca's games — the same tree the interactive prep board lets you walk to any depth. Scores are from Felix-Antonio Ilinca's side.

First moves as White (546 games)

Move	Games	Share	Player score
d4	348	63.7%	68.8%
e4	104	19.0%	59.6%
Nf3	41	7.5%	72.0%
c4	25	4.6%	80.0%
h3	11	2.0%	77.3%
g3	11	2.0%	63.6%

Main lines as White

1.d4 — 64% of White games, 68.8% score
- …Nf6 (58% of these games) — Ilinca usually continues Nc3 (71.0% score)
- …d5 (33% of these games) — Ilinca usually continues Nc3 (70.6% score)
- …d6 (2% of these games) — Ilinca usually continues Nc3 (87.5% score)
1.e4 — 19% of White games, 59.6% score
- …c5 (41% of these games) — Ilinca usually continues Nf3 (52.4% score)
- …e5 (21% of these games) — Ilinca usually continues Nf3 (70.0% score)
- …c6 (16% of these games) — Ilinca usually continues d4 (50.0% score)

As Black against 1.e4 (226 games)

Move	Games	Share	Player score
c5	109	48.2%	68.3%
c6	83	36.7%	69.3%
g6	17	7.5%	52.9%
e5	10	4.4%	50.0%
d5	5	2.2%	60.0%
d6	1	0.4%	0.0%

As Black against 1.d4 (182 games)

Move	Games	Share	Player score
Nf6	104	57.1%	59.1%
d5	62	34.1%	51.6%
g6	12	6.6%	58.3%
c6	2	1.1%	100.0%
d6	1	0.5%	50.0%
a6	1	0.5%	50.0%

Felix-Antonio Ilinca's chess games

All 1,066 games by Felix-Antonio Ilinca in the Chess.ceo database (Oct 2020 - Nov 2026) are free to browse, search and replay: filter by opening, opponent, event or date on the player page, or step through any game on the analysis board. Record: 590 wins, 196 draws, 280 losses.

Openings as White

ECO	Opening	Games	W/D/L	Win rate
A45	Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation	166	110/19/37	66.3%
D37	Indian Defense	31	17/6/8	54.8%
B30	Sicilian	23	8/8/7	34.8%
A45	Queen's Pawn Game	23	17/1/5	73.9%
A05	Réti Opening	19	7/8/4	36.8%
E49	Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein System	15	9/3/3	60.0%
B90	Sicilian: Najdorf	14	6/3/5	42.9%
D15	Slav Defense	13	9/1/3	69.2%
B12	Caro-Kann: Advance Variation	11	3/5/3	27.3%
A00	Clemenz Opening	11	8/1/2	72.7%

Openings as Black

ECO	Opening	Games	W/D/L	Win rate
B69	Sicilian	61	40/9/12	65.6%
D35	Indian Defense	44	18/9/17	40.9%
A57	Benoni Defense	43	22/7/14	51.2%
A07	Réti Opening	31	16/5/10	51.6%
B06	Modern Defense	29	10/8/11	34.5%
B12	Caro-Kann: Advance Variation	23	12/5/6	52.2%
D30	Catalan	22	9/6/7	40.9%
B15	Caro-Kann: Main Line	17	12/1/4	70.6%
A10	English Opening	16	7/4/5	43.8%
B13	Caro-Kann: Exchange Variation	14	7/2/5	50.0%

Notable wins

Date	Opponent	Elo	Event	ECO
Sep 2025	Quang Liem Le	2,729	Titled Tue	A45
Dec 2025	Ian Nepomniachtchi	2,723	Titled Tue	A45
Feb 2025	Andrey Esipenko	2,695	Titled Tue Early	A40
Jan 2025	Samuel Sevian	2,692	Titled Tue Late	B12
Dec 2024	Shamsiddin Vokhidov	2,681	Titled Tue Early	B66

Top events

Event	Year	Games	Score	TPR
Titled Tuesday	2026	504	332.5	2,481
Gran Hotel Bali Open A	2025	18	12	2,438
ch-ESP U12	2022	15	12	1,902
chT-ROM	2024	15	12	2,493
62nd World Juniors	2025	11	6	2,283
31st Abu Dhabi Blitz Open	2025	11	7.5	2,417
26th ch-EUR Indiv 2026	2026	11	6	2,465
Abu Dhabi Masters Online	2025	11	7	2,552

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Frequently asked questions

Where can I find Felix-Antonio Ilinca's chess games?

1,066 games by Felix-Antonio Ilinca, from Oct 2020 to Nov 2026, are free to browse and replay move by move — no signup needed. The preparation view groups them into an opening tree showing every line Felix-Antonio Ilinca has played.

What does Felix-Antonio Ilinca play on the first move as White?

Across 546 games with White in our database, Felix-Antonio Ilinca opens with 1.d4 (64% of games), 1.e4 (19% of games), 1.Nf3 (8% of games). Against 1.e4 as Black, Felix-Antonio Ilinca answers 1...c5 (48% of games), 1...c6 (37% of games), 1...g6 (8% of games). Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 (57% of games), 1...d5 (34% of games), 1...g6 (7% of games).

What openings does Felix-Antonio Ilinca play as White?

As White, Felix-Antonio Ilinca's most-played openings in our database are: Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation (166 games, 66.3% win rate); Indian Defense (31 games, 54.8% win rate); Sicilian (23 games, 34.8% win rate). The full breakdown of 547 games with White is in the table above.

What openings does Felix-Antonio Ilinca play as Black?

As Black, Felix-Antonio Ilinca most often plays: Sicilian (61 games, 65.6% win rate); Indian Defense (44 games, 40.9% win rate); Benoni Defense (43 games, 51.2% win rate). See the table above for the top ten Black openings across 519 games.

What is Felix-Antonio Ilinca's FIDE rating?

Felix-Antonio Ilinca is currently rated 2,491 in classical chess, 2,406 in rapid and 2,452 in blitz. Peak classical rating: 2,507 (Oct 2026).

How many games has Felix-Antonio Ilinca played?

Our database contains 1,066 games by Felix-Antonio Ilinca, covering Oct 2020 to Nov 2026. Overall record: 590 wins, 196 draws, 280 losses (55.3% win rate).

How do I prepare against Felix-Antonio Ilinca?

1,066 games by Felix-Antonio Ilinca reveal their opening repertoire, most-played lines, and the variations where they score worst — the raw material for targeted preparation. The interactive opening tree lets you walk every line to any depth.