England

ID: 426377

Richard Zhu

FIDE ratings

2,078Classical

1,938Rapid

Performance

50 games

50% Win

12% Draw

38% Loss

Richard Zhu's playing style

Strong overall score:56%25W 6D 19L over 50 games

Dominates 1.d4 as White:62%in 21 games

Strongest in rapid:50%in 33 games

Out of form:48%8W 3D 9L in last 20 games

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Catalan Opening: Closed has the largest White sample, with 4 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Catalan Opening: Closed

100%

Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat Variation

100%

Benoni Defense: Hromádka System

100%

Queen's Gambit Accepted: Old Variation

100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

100%

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense has the largest Black sample, with 7 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense

57%

43%

Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack, Main Line

100%

French Defense: Henneberger Variation

100%

Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack

100%

Indian Defense: Knights Variation

50%

Repertoire

21 games as white in scope

Move arrowsfrequency, not engine evaluation

Starting position

21 games in this line · White to move

Results for Zhu, Richard as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L

52%

19%

29%

Move
	21 · 100%	2mo ago	52% 19% 29%

Game History

(50 games)

Date	Source	Opponent	Result	Time	Event	Opening	Link
Oct 26, 2026	OTB - Mark Crowther	Boswell, Jacob Connor(2297)	L	Classical	English Open 2026	A46bIndian Defense: Knights Variation	—
Aug 9, 2026	OTB	Fang, Brandon Jun Qiao(1934)	D	Classical	112th ch-GBR Major Open	B32dSicilian Defense: Kalashnikov Variation	—
Aug 8, 2026	OTB	FMEames, Robert S(2144)	L	Classical	112th ch-GBR Major Open	D20jQueen's Gambit Accepted: Old Variation	—
Aug 7, 2026	OTB	Mokhber-Garcia, Sebastian(1918)	W	Classical	112th ch-GBR Major Open	B30cSicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack	—
Aug 6, 2026	OTB	Waterfield, Mark(1883)	W	Classical	112th ch-GBR Major Open	E01Catalan Opening: Closed	—
Aug 5, 2026	OTB	Attwell, Ben(1890)	W	Classical	112th ch-GBR Major Open	B30cSicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack	—
Aug 4, 2026	OTB	Gunarathne, Senith Thenula(1952)	L	Classical	112th ch-GBR Major Open	D30Queen's Gambit Declined	—
Aug 3, 2026	OTB	Reith, Duncan(1893)	W	Classical	112th ch-GBR Major Open	B21mSicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Classical Formation	—
Aug 2, 2026	OTB	Mize, Dylan(1812)	W	Classical	112th ch-GBR Major Open	A56aBenoni Defense: Czech Benoni Defense	—
Aug 1, 2026	OTB	Fearnhead, Benjamin(1848)	D	Classical	112th ch-GBR Major Open	B21mSicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Classical Formation	—

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Richard Zhu is rated 2078 in standard, 1938 in rapid by FIDE. Richard Zhu plays for England.

Richard Zhu has FIDE ID 426377.

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Richard Zhu

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Richard Zhu's playing style

Openings as White

Openings as Black

Repertoire

Starting position

Games in this line

Game History

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