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Grigoriy Oparin vs Alexey Sarana

GM Grigoriy Oparin (2643) · GM Alexey Sarana (2664)

6
Oparin wins
13
draws
7
Sarana wins
26
games

Grigoriy Oparin and Alexey Sarana have played 26 recorded games against each other, the first in Jun 2016 and the most recent in Apr 2025. Oparin leads 6 wins to 7 - trailing overall, with 13 draws (50% of the games were decisive). Their most common battleground is the English Opening: Reverse Sicilian (3 games). The average game between them lasted 54 moves.

Results by color

SplitGamesOparinDrawsSarana
Oparin with White12345
Sarana with White14392

Results by time format

FormatGamesOparinDrawsSarana
Blitz14554
Classical7160
Rapid5023

Openings in their games

ECOOpeningGamesOparinDrawsSarana
A28English Opening: Reverse Sicilian3210
A09Réti Opening3111
E04Catalan3012
D35Indian Defense2101
E18Queen's Indian Defense2020
D37Indian Defense2110
B92Sicilian: Najdorf1010
D41Indian Defense1010

All games

DateWhiteBlackResultOpeningEvent
Apr 2025A SaranaG Oparin1-0Indian DefenseTitled Tue Early
Feb 2025Alexey SaranaGrigoriy Oparin0-1Indian DefenseTitled Tue Early
Jun 2024Grigoriy OparinAlexey Sarana1/2-1/2Réti OpeningTitled Tue Late
Mar 2024Alexey SaranaGrigoriy Oparin1/2-1/2Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox DefenseTitled Tue Early
Jan 2024Grigoriy OparinAlexey Sarana0-1Réti OpeningTitled Tue Late
Jul 2022Alexey SaranaGrigoriy Oparin1/2-1/2Indian DefenseChess.com Rapid Wk21 Swiss
May 2022Grigoriy OparinAlexey Sarana1/2-1/2CatalanTitled Tue Early
Apr 2022Grigoriy OparinAlexey Sarana0-1Bogo-Indian DefenseChess.com Rapid Wk11 Swiss
Apr 2022Alexey SaranaGrigoriy Oparin1/2-1/2Nimzo-Indian: Classical VariationChess.com Rapid Wk10 Swiss
Feb 2022Alexey SaranaGrigoriy Oparin1-0Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein SystemChess.com Rapid Wk3 Swiss
Feb 2022Grigoriy OparinAlexey Sarana0-1CatalanChess.com Rapid Wk1 Swiss
Jan 2022Alexey SaranaGrigoriy Oparin0-1Indian DefenseKazan Mayors Cup
Dec 2021Grigoriy OparinAlexey Sarana0-1CatalanWch Blitz
Oct 2021Alexey SaranaGrigoriy Oparin0-1Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox DefenseTitled Tue
Jul 2021Alexey SaranaGrigoriy Oparin1/2-1/2Indian Defense5th Bryansk Zilberstein Memorial
Apr 2021Alexey SaranaGrigoriy Oparin1/2-1/2CatalanTitled Arena Apr 3rd
Jan 2021Grigoriy OparinAlexey Sarana1-0Réti OpeningTitled Arena 2nd Jan
Aug 2020Grigoriy OparinAlexey Sarana0-1Réti Openingch-PNWCC Online Blitz
Nov 2019Grigoriy OparinAlexey Sarana1/2-1/2English Opening: Reverse SicilianSaint Louis Winter A
Nov 2018Grigoriy OparinAlexey Sarana1-0English Opening: Reverse SicilianTitled Tue
Oct 2018Alexey SaranaGrigoriy Oparin1/2-1/2Queen's Indian Defensech-RUS blitz
Oct 2018Grigoriy OparinAlexey Sarana1-0English Opening: Reverse Sicilianch-RUS blitz
Sep 2018Alexey SaranaGrigoriy Oparin1/2-1/2Dutch Defensech-RUS 71st
Jul 2018Grigoriy OparinAlexey Sarana1/2-1/2Sicilian: Najdorf71st ch-RUS Higher League
Jun 2017Alexey SaranaGrigoriy Oparin1/2-1/2Queen's Indian Defense18th ch-EU
Jun 2016Alexey SaranaGrigoriy Oparin1/2-1/2Queen's Indian Defense69th ch-RUS Higher League
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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head score between Grigoriy Oparin and Alexey Sarana?

In 26 recorded games, Grigoriy Oparin has 6 wins, Alexey Sarana has 7 wins, and they have drawn 13 times.

How many times have Grigoriy Oparin and Alexey Sarana played each other?

Our database records 26 games between them, from Jun 2016 to Apr 2025.

What openings do Grigoriy Oparin and Alexey Sarana play against each other?

The most common opening in their games is the English Opening: Reverse Sicilian (3 games), followed by the Réti Opening (3). The full opening breakdown and every game are on this page.