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ID: 2020424

Melvin Zhang

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FIDE ratings

2,211Classical

Performance

32 games
31% Win
31% Draw
38% Loss

Melvin Zhang's playing style

Overall score:47%10W 10D 12L over 32 games
Best with 1.e4 as White:28%in 18 games
Steady recent form:50%6W 8D 6L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:31%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation, Chelyabinsk Variation has the largest White sample, with 2 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation, Chelyabinsk Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Amsterdam Variation
100%
2g
Ruy Lopez: Open, Classical Defense
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation has the largest Black sample, with 2 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation
100%
2g
Queen's Pawn Game: Torre Attack, Grünfeld Variation, Main Line
100%
2g
King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Rare Defenses
100%
2g
King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Benoni Defense, Advance Variation
100%
2g
Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Dubois Réti Defense
100%
2g

Repertoire

20 games as white in scope
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Starting position

20 games in this line · White to move

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

W / D / L
10%
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18 · 90%
56%
44%
2 · 10%
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Game History

(32 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Feb 16, 2009
OTB - PGNMentor
Katz, Benjamin J(2120)
D—
Feb 16, 2009
OTB - PGN-Mentor
Katz, Benjamin J(2121)
D—
Feb 15, 2009
OTB - PGNMentor
McCrone, John V
W—
Feb 15, 2009
OTB - PGNMentor
Freix, Andrew J(1963)
W—
Feb 15, 2009
OTB - PGNMentor
Freix, Andrew J(1963)
W—
Feb 15, 2009
OTB - PGN-Mentor
McCrone, John V
W—
Feb 14, 2009
OTB - PGN-Mentor
Kennedy, Joseph J
W—
Feb 14, 2009
OTB - PGN-Mentor
FMRiordan, Charles(2280)
L—
Feb 14, 2009
OTB - PGNMentor
FMRiordan, Charles(2280)
L—
Feb 14, 2009
OTB - PGNMentor
Kennedy, Joseph J
W—

Research Melvin Zhang’s games and opening repertoire

Melvin Zhang is rated 2211 in standard by FIDE. Melvin Zhang plays for United States.

Melvin Zhang has FIDE ID 2020424.

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