Matthew Shih
USA · FIDE ID 2054060 · 22 tournament games since 2023
Standard
2055
#589 in USA (active)
Rapid
–
Unrated
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
32%
4 W · 6 D · 12 L
Opp. avg
2091
Last 22 games
Last game
2025-09-01
2025 Toronto Open
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 67% of games (scores 31%), otherwise 1.c4 (25%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 7 of 7 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 43%.
- By opponent strength: 11% against higher-rated players, 63% against lower-rated.
Based on 22 over-the-board games (13 classical). 12 with White (33%), 10 with Black (30%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 8 | 31% |
| 1.c4 | 3 | 50% |
| 1.d4 | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack | 2 | 25% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Short Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack | 1 | 50% |
| French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (7 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 7 | 43% |
Against 1.d4 (2 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 2 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Scotch Game: Schmidt Variation | 2 | 75% |
| Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat Variation | 2 | 0% |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 2 | 0% |
| Scotch Game: Mieses Variation | 1 | 0% |
| English Opening: Neo-Catalan | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-01 | Koosha Jaferian (2274) 2025 Toronto Open · classical | L |
| 2025-09-01 | Akshaj Achyuth (1857) 2025 Toronto Open · classical | W |
| 2025-08 | Eric Qian (1967) 2025 Toronto Open · classical | L |
| 2025-08 | Ashley Qian (2134) 2025 Toronto Open · classical | ½ |
| 2025-08 | Mike Ivanov (2383) 2025 Toronto Open · classical | L |
| 2025-05-26 | Sophie Li (2029) 12th Cherry Blossom Classic · classical | W |
| 2025-05-26 | Andrew Samuelson (2088) 12th Cherry Blossom Classic · classical | L |
| 2025-05-25 | Corin Gartenlaub (1921) 12th Cherry Blossom Classic · classical | W |
| 2025-05-25 | Yogeshwar Yehamandram Sridhar (1907) 12th Cherry Blossom Classic · classical | ½ |
| 2025-05-24 | John Z Abraham (2100) 12th Cherry Blossom Classic · 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.