Paul Y Iinuma
USA · FIDE ID 2031809 · 95 tournament games since 2023
Standard
2030
#673 in USA (active)
Rapid
2106
#222 in USA (active)
Blitz
2126
#270 in USA (active)
Score
27%
15 W · 22 D · 58 L
Opp. avg
2254
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-07-04
2026 Naroditsky Memorial Rapid & Blitz | Blitz
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 57% of games (scores 32%), otherwise 1.e4 (42%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 10 of 18 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 25%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 5 of 8 games (Indian Defense), scoring 0%.
- Weak spot: King's Indian Attack as Black, only 0% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 17% against higher-rated players, 58% against lower-rated.
Based on 95 over-the-board games (23 classical · 3 rapid · 1 blitz). 53 with White (28%), 42 with Black (26%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 30 | 32% |
| 1.e4 | 22 | 25% |
| 1.Nf3 | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation | 3 | 17% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | 3 | 33% |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack | 3 | 33% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense | 2 | 50% |
| King's Indian Defense: Semi-Averbakh System | 2 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (18 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 10 | 25% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 6 | 42% |
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 2 | 25% |
Against 1.d4 (8 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 5 | 0% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 3 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| King's Indian Attack | 3 | 0% |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 2 | 50% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation | 2 | 0% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Zurich Variation | 1 | 0% |
| English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with Nb6 | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-04 | Fabiano Caruana (2773) 2026 Naroditsky Memorial Rapid & Blitz | Blitz · blitz | L |
| 2026-07-03 | Eric Rosen (2348) 2026 Naroditsky Memorial Rapid & Blitz | Rapid · rapid | L |
| 2026-07-03 | Andrew Tang (2440) 2026 Naroditsky Memorial Rapid & Blitz | Rapid · rapid | L |
| 2026-07-03 | John Bartholomew (2443) 2026 Naroditsky Memorial Rapid & Blitz | Rapid · rapid | ½ |
| 2026-01-04 | Evan Ai (2170) Cornerstone New Year's Classic Swiss 2026 · classical | ½ |
| 2026-01-04 | Teemu Virtanen (2276) Cornerstone New Year's Classic Swiss 2026 · classical | L |
| 2026-01-04 | Harishkumar Karthikeyan (1965) Cornerstone New Year's Classic Swiss 2026 · classical | ½ |
| 2026-01-03 | Rohit Bhatta (2008) Cornerstone New Year's Classic Swiss 2026 · classical | W |
| 2025-07-16 | Maxim Novik (2358) Marshall Masters 51 | L |
| 2025-07-16 | Luka Glinsky (1919) Marshall Masters 51 | W |
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.