FM Danila Poliannikov Full name Danila Poliannikov Born 2004 (age 22) Place of birth Federation United States Profiles # World Ranking 2314 Classical Bio Most Played Openings White Pieces Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, Zagreb Variation (4 games) Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical Variation (1 games) Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Anti-Marshall Variation (1 games) Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Keres, Flohr-Zaitsev System (1 games) French Defense: Tarrasch, Morozevich Variation (1 games) Black Pieces Indian Game (2 games) Indian Game: East Indian, Przepiórka Variation (2 games) Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Open, Bernstein Variation (2 games) Benoni Defense: Modern, Pawn Storm, Taimanov Variation (2 games) Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Open, Italian, St. Petersburg, Dilworth Variation (1 games) Games Players Result Moves Year Danila Poliannikov (2314) Sandeep Sethuraman (2418) ½-½ 27 2026 Danila Poliannikov (2314) Harsha Bharathakoti (2512) ½-½ 53 2026 Samant Aditya Danila Poliannikov (2314) ½-½ 55 2026 Alexander Shabalov (2433) Danila Poliannikov (2314) 0-1 43 2026 Danila Poliannikov (2323) Eric Z Feng ½-½ 54 2025 Danila Poliannikov (2323) Hrishikesh Sai Vedula (1895) 1-0 61 2025 Denys Shmelov Danila Poliannikov (2323) ½-½ 34 2025 Kevin B Stern (1989) Danila Poliannikov (2323) 0-1 51 2025 Jericho D Carlson (1814) Danila Poliannikov (2323) 0-1 39 2025 Danila Poliannikov (2509) Ratko Novak (2404) 0-1 24 2024 Show All Games