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ID: 2503379

Melvyn King

FIDE ratings

1,910Classical
1,950Blitz

Performance

50 games
12% Win
22% Draw
66% Loss

Melvyn King's playing style

Overall score:23%6W 11D 33L over 50 games
Best with 1.e4 as White:15%in 27 games
Steady recent form:30%2W 8D 10L in last 20 games

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: Grand Prix Attack has the largest White sample, with 5 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Sicilian Defense: Grand Prix Attack
40%
60%
5g
Scotch Game: Schmidt Variation
100%
2g
Scotch Game: Potter Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: McDonnell Attack
100%
2g
French Defense: Exchange Variation
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Latvian Gambit Accepted: Bilguer Variation has the largest Black sample, with 2 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Latvian Gambit Accepted: Bilguer Variation
100%
2g
Latvian Gambit Accepted: Nimzowitsch Attack
100%
2g
Latvian Gambit
100%
2g
Latvian Gambit Accepted: Leonhardt Variation
100%
2g
Latvian Gambit Accepted: Foltys-Leonhardt Variation
100%
2g

Repertoire

27 games as white in scope
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Move arrowsfrequency, not engine evaluation

Starting position

27 games in this line · White to move

Results for King, Melvyn as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
7%
15%
78%
Move
27 · 100%
7%
15%
78%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Jul 8, 2014
OTB - Codekiddy
Twomey, Pat(1872)
L—
Jul 8, 2014
OTB - Codekiddy
Twomey, Pat(1872)
L—
Jul 7, 2014
OTB - PGNMentor
FMFreeman, Gordon(2077)
L—
Jul 7, 2014
OTB - PGN-Mentor
FMFreeman, Gordon(2077)
L—
Jul 6, 2014
OTB - PGNMentor
Butler, Kevin(2026)
L—
Jul 6, 2014
OTB - PGN-Mentor
Butler Rivera, Karla M.(2026)
L—
Jul 5, 2014
OTB - PGN-Mentor
O'Connell, Gerard(2132)
L—
Jul 5, 2014
OTB - PGNMentor
O'Connell, Gerard(2132)
L—
Nov 23, 2013
OTB - BenBase
Green, Per(1990)
L—
Nov 23, 2013
OTB - BenBase
Green, Per(1990)
L—

Research Melvyn King’s games and opening repertoire

Melvyn King is rated 1910 in standard, 1950 in blitz by FIDE. Melvyn King plays for Ireland.

Melvyn King has FIDE ID 2503379.

Check the official FIDE record for ratings and identity. It is not a complete archive of game moves.

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