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ID: 39986683

Richard Ming Cheng Jr.

FIDE ratings

1,667Classical

Performance

22 games
9% Win
45% Draw
46% Loss

Richard Ming Cheng Jr.'s playing style

Overall score:32%2W 10D 10L over 22 games
Steady recent form:33%2W 9D 9L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:45%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Petrov's Defense: Three Knights Game has the largest White sample, with 4 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Petrov's Defense: Three Knights Game
100%
4g
Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Short Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation, Chelyabinsk Variation
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Modern Line has the largest Black sample, with 4 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Modern Line
100%
4g
Scotch Game: Schmidt Variation
100%
2g
Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted
100%
2g

Repertoire

10 games as white in scope
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Starting position

10 games in this line · White to move

Results for Cheng Jr., Richard Ming as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
20%
80%
Move
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20%
80%

Game History

(22 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Jun 26, 2026
OTB
Minelli, Samuele(1876)
L—
Jun 26, 2026
OTB - TWIC
Minelli, Samuele(1876)
L—
Jun 25, 2026
OTB
Zangrilli, Leonardo(1769)
D—
Jun 25, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Zangrilli, Leonardo(1769)
D—
Jun 24, 2026
OTB
Piemontese, Enrico(1713)
W—
Jun 23, 2026
OTB
Mohanakrishnan Madhav(1629)
D—
Jun 22, 2026
OTB
Hou, Daniel Junzhe
D—
Jun 20, 2026
OTB
Shekupe Fidel(1645)
L—
Jun 20, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Shekupe Fidel(1645)
L—
Jun 19, 2026
OTB
Colagrande, Diego(1699)
D—

Research Richard Ming Cheng Jr.’s games and opening repertoire

Richard Ming Cheng Jr. is rated 1667 in standard by FIDE. Richard Ming Cheng Jr. plays for United States.

Richard Ming Cheng Jr. has FIDE ID 39986683.

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