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ID: 39927270

Derek Zhang

FIDE ratings

1,943Classical

Performance

43 games
47% Win
12% Draw
41% Loss

Derek Zhang's playing style

Overall score:52%20W 5D 18L over 43 games
Strongest in classical:50%in 41 games
Steady recent form:55%10W 2D 8L in last 20 games

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Ruy Lopez: Open Berlin Defense, l'Hermet Variation has the largest White sample, with 3 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Ruy Lopez: Open Berlin Defense, l'Hermet Variation
100%
3g
Réti Opening
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Adams Attack
100%
1g
Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Fianchetto
100%
1g
French Defense: Advance Variation, Wade Variation
100%
1g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation has the largest Black sample, with 3 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation
100%
3g
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, Moscow Variation
100%
1g
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation
100%
1g
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Pawn Center Variation
100%
1g
French Defense: Advance Variation, Milner-Barry Gambit
100%
1g

Repertoire

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

Starting position

23 games in this line · White to move

Results for Zhang, Derek as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
43%
17%
39%
Move
13 · 57%
46%
15%
38%
6 · 26%
17%
33%
50%
4 · 17%
75%
25%

Game History

(43 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Mar 6, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
CMShangin, Lev(2185)
L—
Jan 30, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Goodrich, Elliott(2165)
W—
Jan 30, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Wu, Winsley(1965)
L—
Jan 30, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Wu, Winsley(1965)
L—
Jan 30, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Wu, Winsley(1965)
L—
Jan 30, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Goodrich, Elliott(2165)
W—
Jan 30, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Goodrich, Elliott(2165)
W—
Feb 23, 2025
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Nemiroff, Samuel(1736)
W—
Feb 22, 2025
OTB - LichessBroadcast
WFMYu, Allyson(1690)
W—
Aug 18, 2024
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Gutnik, Aleksandr(2001)
W—

Research Derek Zhang’s games and opening repertoire

Derek Zhang is rated 1943 in standard by FIDE. Derek Zhang plays for United States.

Derek Zhang has FIDE ID 39927270.

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