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ID: 30922542

Samuel Zhang

FIDE ratings

1,837Classical

Performance

50 games
42% Win
14% Draw
44% Loss

Samuel Zhang's playing style

Overall score:49%21W 7D 22L over 50 games
Dominates 1.e4 as White:68%in 25 games
Steady recent form:45%7W 4D 9L in last 20 games

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Zagreb Variation has the largest White sample, with 7 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Zagreb Variation
29%
71%
7g
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening
100%
5g
Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind
100%
2g
Caro-Kann Defense: Tartakower Variation
100%
2g
Caro-Kann Defense
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Queen's Gambit Declined has the largest Black sample, with 3 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Queen's Gambit Declined
33%
67%
3g
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack
33%
67%
3g
Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Closed
100%
2g

Repertoire

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

Starting position

25 games in this line · White to move

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

W / D / L
68%
32%
Move
25 · 100%
68%
32%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Feb 16, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
CMQian, Eric
L—
Feb 16, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
CMQian, Eric(2071)
L—
Feb 15, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
FMPlotkin, Victor
L—
Feb 15, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
FMPlotkin, Victor(2283)
L—
Feb 15, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Yang, Larry
L—
Feb 15, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Yang, Larry(1649)
L—
Feb 14, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
FMMarchand, Calix(2088)
W—
Feb 14, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
FMMarchand, Calix
W—
Jan 8, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
FMNoritsyn, Sergey
L—
Jan 8, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Suarez Granados, Yarib(1822)
W—

Research Samuel Zhang’s games and opening repertoire

Samuel Zhang is rated 1837 in standard by FIDE. Samuel Zhang plays for United States.

Samuel Zhang has FIDE ID 30922542.

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