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ID: 6000460

Melvin Yu

FIDE ratings

1,975Classical
1,952Rapid

Performance

50 games
42% Win
34% Draw
24% Loss

Melvin Yu's playing style

Strong overall score:59%21W 17D 12L over 50 games
Best with e4 vs 1.e4/1.d4 as Black:58%in 19 games
Steady recent form:60%10W 4D 6L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:34%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Van der Wiel Attack has the largest White sample, with 4 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Van der Wiel Attack
50%
50%
4g
Four Knights Game: Glek System
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Leonhardt Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Pin Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: McDonnell Attack has the largest Black sample, with 4 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Sicilian Defense: McDonnell Attack
50%
50%
4g
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Belezky Line
50%
50%
4g
Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with d6
100%
2g
Réti Opening
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Grand Prix Attack
100%
2g

Repertoire

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

Starting position

26 games in this line · White to move

Results for Yu, Melvin as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
31%
46%
23%
Move
26 · 100%
31%
46%
23%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Apr 15, 2013
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Chan, Jake(1748)
L—
Apr 15, 2013
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Chan, Jake(1748)
L—
Mar 25, 2013
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Muniz Pardino, Alberto(2132)
L—
Mar 25, 2013
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Muniz Pardino, Alberto(2132)
L—
Mar 18, 2013
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
FMDew, Brian(2226)
D—
Mar 18, 2013
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
FMDew, Brian(2226)
D—
Mar 11, 2013
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
FMLuk, Luen-Wah(2171)
W—
Mar 11, 2013
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
FMLuk, Luen-Wah(2171)
W—
Mar 4, 2013
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Borigas, Edgardo(1972)
D—
Mar 4, 2013
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Borigas, Edgardo(1972)
D—

Research Melvin Yu’s games and opening repertoire

Melvin Yu is rated 1975 in standard, 1952 in rapid by FIDE. Melvin Yu plays for Hong Kong.

Melvin Yu has FIDE ID 6000460.

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