James Choung
WLS · FIDE ID 1808338 · 46 tournament games since 2024
Standard
1635
#188 in WLS (active)
Rapid
1549
#137 in WLS (active)
Blitz
1534
#198 in WLS (active)
Score
42%
18 W · 3 D · 25 L
Opp. avg
1669
Last 46 games
Last game
2026-08-31
2nd Swindon Chess Congress - Major
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 95% of games (scores 40%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 11 of 14 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 59%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 9 of 9 games (Indian Defense), scoring 33%.
- Comfort zone: Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian as Black, 100% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 13% against higher-rated players, 94% against lower-rated.
Based on 46 over-the-board games (18 classical · 9 rapid · 9 blitz). 22 with White (43%), 24 with Black (42%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 21 | 40% |
| 1.d4 | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Anderssen Variation | 2 | 0% |
| French Defense: Advance Variation, Milner-Barry Gambit, Hector Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Modern Line | 2 | 50% |
| Italian Game: Giuoco Piano, Greco's Attack | 2 | 100% |
| French Defense: Classical Variation, Richter Attack | 1 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (14 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 11 | 59% |
| 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense | 2 | 0% |
| 1...e6 French Defense | 1 | 50% |
Against 1.d4 (9 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 9 | 33% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian | 3 | 100% |
| Benko Gambit Accepted: Fully Accepted Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Modern Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Benko Gambit | 1 | 0% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: London System | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | Siddharth Venkata Narayanan 2nd Swindon Chess Congress - Major · classical | W |
| 2026-08-30 | Gregory Roome (1720) 2nd Swindon Chess Congress - Major · classical | L |
| 2026-08-29 | Evan Punshon (1736) 2nd Swindon Chess Congress - Major · classical | L |
| 2026-08-29 | Carolus Tang (1730) 2nd Swindon Chess Congress - Major · classical | ½ |
| 2026-08-08 | Shrishti Shiva (1670) 2026 British Chess Championships: Under 14 · classical | L |
| 2026-08-07 | Matthew Reynolds (1484) 2026 British Chess Championships: Under 14 · classical | W |
| 2026-08-06 | Druha Chandrashekhar (1818) 2026 British Chess Championships: Under 14 · classical | L |
| 2026-08-05 | Claude Samuel (1522) 2026 British Chess Championships: Under 14 · classical | W |
| 2026-08-04 | Anbo Liu (1570) 2026 British Chess Championships: Under 14 · classical | W |
| 2026-08-03 | Hugo Eru 2026 British Chess Championships: Under 14 · classical | L |
Data: FIDE rating list (October 2026 list; national ranks count active players) and tournament games broadcast on Lichess since 2020 (open data, CC0). Results are matched to FIDE players by name or FIDE ID and may be incomplete. This page shows public chess results only. Is this you and you want the page removed? Email chessmoose1@gmail.com and we remove it.