Kumar Jain Niklesh vs Philipp Scheffknecht

XVII Sant Marti Open 2015, 2015 · Result 1–0 · Sicilian Defense: French Variation (B40).

Philipp Scheffknecht21210

Kumar Jain Niklesh19041

Notation · 189 moves

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

32.

33.

34.

35.

36.

37.

38.

39.

40.

41.

42.

43.

44.

45.

46.

47.

48.

49.

50.

51.

52.

53.

54.

55.

56.

57.

58.

59.

60.

61.

62.

63.

64.

65.

66.

67.

68.

69.

70.

71.

72.

73.

74.

75.

76.

77.

78.

79.

80.

81.

82.

83.

84.

85.

86.

87.

88.

89.

90.

91.

92.

93.

94.

95.

Level Up Your Chess

Turn this game into your next win

Replay Kumar Jain Niklesh vs Philipp Scheffknecht with deep analysis, save the moments that matter, fold the ideas into your own opening repertoire, and drill the positions until they're second nature. CipherChess turns the games you study into the results you get — free to start.

Start Free on CipherChess

More Games By These Players

More games by Kumar Jain Niklesh

Kumar Jain Niklesh vs Karthikeya Varma Gunturi Pavan½–½ · 2026 Kumar Jain Niklesh vs Jordi Comellas Blanchart1–0 · 2025 Talukdar Jyotshnav vs Kumar Jain Niklesh1–0 · 2025 Kumar Jain Niklesh vs Biel Torrent San Nicolas1–0 · 2025 Gaston Manuel Martin Carmona vs Kumar Jain Niklesh1–0 · 2025 Hao Ran Leung vs Kumar Jain Niklesh0–1 · 2025

More games by Philipp Scheffknecht

Robert Zelcic vs Philipp Scheffknecht1–0 · 2025 Philipp Scheffknecht vs Gudmundur Kjartansson½–½ · 2025 Philipp Scheffknecht vs Eric Hansen0–1 · 2025 Sandor Videki vs Philipp Scheffknecht½–½ · 2024 Philipp Scheffknecht vs Laurenz Borrmann1–0 · 2024 Hrayr Sarikyan vs Philipp Scheffknecht½–½ · 2023

Game details

White: Kumar Jain Niklesh (1904)
Black: Philipp Scheffknecht (2121)
Result: 1–0
Event: XVII Sant Marti Open 2015
Year: 2015
Opening: Sicilian Defense: French Variation (B40)

About this chess game

This chess game between Kumar Jain Niklesh (1904) and Philipp Scheffknecht (2121) was played at XVII Sant Marti Open 2015 in 2015 and finished 1–0. The opening was the Sicilian Defense: French Variation (B40). You can replay the full game move by move on the interactive board above, or open it on the CipherChess analysis board to study every move with the Stockfish engine.

Looking for more Kumar Jain Niklesh games or Philipp Scheffknecht games? This Kumar Jain Niklesh vs Philipp Scheffknecht encounter is one of millions of chess games indexed in the CipherChess mega database. Browse both players' full records, the openings they play most, and head-to-head results, then load any game onto the board to prepare your own lines against the Sicilian Defense: French Variation.

Frequently asked questions

Who won Kumar Jain Niklesh vs Philipp Scheffknecht?

Kumar Jain Niklesh vs Philipp Scheffknecht (2015) finished 1–0, a win for Kumar Jain Niklesh.

What opening was played in Kumar Jain Niklesh vs Philipp Scheffknecht?

The game opened with the Sicilian Defense: French Variation (ECO B40).

Can I replay this chess game move by move?

Yes. Use the interactive board on this page to step through every move of Kumar Jain Niklesh vs Philipp Scheffknecht, or open it on the CipherChess analysis board to review it with the Stockfish engine.